What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 20, 2025
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
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June 21, 2025
June 20, 2025
44% Say George Floyd Protests Made Race Relations Worse
Most Americans don’t think race relations in the country are getting better, and many believe the 2020 unrest after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis made things worse.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that just 19% of American Adults think the protests over the death of George Floyd made race relations better, while 44% say the protests that erupted in May 2020 made race relations worse and 26% believe the protests did not make much difference. Eleven percent (11%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
June 20, 2025
Vance’s Popularity Rises
A majority of voters have a favorable impression of Vice President J.D. Vance, but few expect that he’ll be called on to replace his boss before 2028.
June 20, 2025
Fast-Changing Events Making, or Remaking, History By Michael Barone
Events are moving fast. Seven days ago, as I write, Israel had not yet launched its first attacks on targets in Iran. Seven days from now, things may well have changed -- significantly.
June 19, 2025
Who Cares About You? More Voters Say Democrats Do
By a four-point margin, more voters say the Democratic Party cares about people like them than say the same about the GOP.
June 19, 2025
Friends, Neighbors, and Unfriendly Neighbors in Virginia’s Wild Democratic Statewide Primaries By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— In a highly competitive Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) was powered by strength in her home turf in greater Richmond, while a very poor showing in the city where he was recently mayor, Richmond, cost Levar Stoney (D) dearly.
— Meanwhile, former state Del. Jay Jones (D) won a narrow victory of his own in the attorney general primary by building on his coalition from his unsuccessful run four years ago.
— Looking ahead to the fall, there is still ticket-splitting among the three statewide elections in Virginia, but that ticket-splitting has generally been on the decline.
— Virginia will also elect all 100 members of the state House of Delegates this fall, where Democrats already hold a narrow majority.
June 18, 2025
Americans Stand Behind President Law and Order By Brian Joondeph
Four years ago, we experienced “The Summer of Love,” specifically protests and riots honoring Saint George Floyd. Civil unrest erupted in 140 cities across 20 states, resulting in over $2 billion in insured losses, with the actual toll likely much higher.
June 18, 2025
60% Say Kids Need Summer Camp
A majority of Americans still believe summer camp is an important experience for children.
June 18, 2025
‘Mostly Peaceful’? Voters Divided Over L.A. Unrest
Nearly half of voters blame President Donald Trump for the recent disturbances in Los Angeles, and are almost evenly split over whether the protest against immigration enforcement was a riot.
June 17, 2025
Congress Should Just Say No to a Remittance Tax By Stephen Moore
The House-passed "big, beautiful" tax bill is a tremendous achievement and a giant spark plug for growth. The bill extends all the Trump tax cuts of 2017, thus heading off a $4 trillion tax INCREASE next year. It expands health savings accounts, includes expensing of major capital and research expenditures by businesses, allows more money for school choice, and includes "no tax on tips" and no tax on overtime pay. And that's just for starters.
June 17, 2025
WEIRD Protesters Should Stay Home By Daniel McCarthy
When gray-haired white liberals take to America's streets for "No Kings" protests, the only danger they're exposing themselves to is ridicule.
June 17, 2025
47% Say Trustworthy News Is Harder to Find
Barely 1-in-4 voters trust network TV news for political coverage, and about a third have turned to independent online sources.
June 16, 2025
DHS Ratings Up Under Kristi Noem
Voters have a much higher opinion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now that Kristi Noem is secretary of the department.
June 16, 2025
48% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-eight percent (48%) 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 June 12, 2025.
June 14, 2025
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 14, 2025
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
June 13, 2025
57% Approve Trump Deploying National Guard in LA
Even while President Donald Trump’s immigration policy remains controversial, most voters support his decision to use the National Guard to stop attacks on federal immigration agents in Los Angeles.
June 13, 2025
Los Angeles Riots May Encourage Illegal Immigrants to Self-Deport By Michael Barone
"How'm I doin'?" the late New York Mayor Ed Koch used to ask constituents on his travels through the city. President Donald Trump, in the opinion of most Americans, is doin' pretty well.
June 12, 2025
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Rises in June
Economic confidence increased to 112.1 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than five points lower than in May.
June 12, 2025
55% Say Democrats Should Work With Trump
Voters give mixed reviews of President Donald Trump’s second term so far, but a majority reject the idea of Democrats in Congress completely opposing the president’s agendy.
