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April 28, 2026

Facebook Still No. 1 Social Media Platform

Despite the political rumbles on X and trendy young influencers posting Instagram selfies, Facebook remains America’s most widely used social media platform.

April 28, 2026

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

April 28, 2026

SPLC Scandal: Just 37% Expect Prison Time

A federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) doesn’t mean anyone at the controversial civil rights organization will go to prison, most voters say.

April 28, 2026

Colleges Are Making Political Violence Worse By Daniel McCarthy

   The ranks of would-be presidential assassins are a cavalcade of losers, yet the latest shooter who set out to murder Donald Trump -- the man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Sunday -- turns out to have an elite educational background.

April 27, 2026

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending April 23, 2026.

April 27, 2026

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending April 23, 2026.

April 27, 2026

Democrats’ Advantage Wider on Social Security

On the issue of Social Security, voters trust Democrats more as the fall midterm elections approach.

April 25, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

April 25, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 25, 2026

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

April 24, 2026

Class of 2026: Americans See Tough Job Market for College Grads

As college commencement season begins, more than two-thirds of Americans expect this year’s graduates will have trouble finding jobs. 

April 24, 2026

Commander-in-Chief: Most Veterans See Trump as Stronger

Voters are divided over how well President Donald Trump is doing as Commander-in-Chief, but he scores much better than Joe Biden, especially among military veterans.

April 24, 2026

All Redistricting Reformers Are Hypocrites By Michael Barone

   Hypocrisy was triumphant, as it usually is in arguments over redistricting, in Virginia this week, as voters approved a "fairness" constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-majority legislature to enact a congressional districting plan that is expected to increase Democrats' edge in its congressional delegation from 6-5 to 10-1. This is a state that former Vice President Kamala Harris carried over then-candidate Donald Trump by a 52% to 46% margin.

April 23, 2026

Most Don’t See Success in Iran War

With prospects for ending the war with Iran now uncertain, less than half of American voters view the six-week military campaign against the Tehran regime as successful.

April 22, 2026

Minimum Wage Should Be at Least $12.50, Most Say

A strong majority of Americans favor boosting the minimum wage, which Congress hasn’t increased since 2009.

April 22, 2026

Pope Leo XIV: 53% View Catholic Leader Favorably

A majority of Americans like Pope Leo XIV, and support the head of the Catholic Church speaking out on political issues.

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April 22, 2026

Voters Approving Virginia Democratic Gerrymander Puts Democrats on Cusp of 218 House Seats in Ratings, but Questions Remain By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Virginia voters on Tuesday evening approved a new Democratic U.S. House gerrymander.

— As a result, we are moving four House ratings in favor of Democrats.

— The new Virginia map is not completely set, though, as the Supreme Court of Virginia could still revert to the old map if it finds that Virginia Democrats did not follow proper procedure in presenting this constitutional amendment to voters.

April 22, 2026

Vance-Rubio: A Republican Ticket Built for 2028 By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.

With the 2024 election decided, the political conversation has already moved on: what comes next? For Republicans, that question increasingly centers on J. D. Vance.

April 22, 2026

The Triumph of Economic Freedom? By John Stossel

        Prices rise. People blame capitalism.

April 21, 2026

56% See News Media With ‘Zero’ Credibility

Confidence in traditional news media has declined to the point that a majority of voters agree with Elon Musk that the media’s credibility is now “zero.”

April 21, 2026

Immigration Amnesty by Any Other Name By Daniel McCarthy

        "Dignity" is just another word for "amnesty" in an ill-conceived law now being pushed by a Miami-area Republican congresswoman.