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                            October 8, 2026Early Voting: Just 34% Will Wait Until Election Day
A majority of voters say they will vote early – either by mail or in person – in this year’s midterm elections.

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                            October 8, 2026Careful What You Wish For: Young Americans and  Sharia Law  By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
Young Americans take pride in being socially progressive.
October 8, 2026Four Rating Changes, Headlined by Alaska Senate Moving to Leans Democratic By J. Miles Coleman and Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Of the Democrats’ red state Senate targets, Alaska may be the most promising, and we are moving the race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
— For the first time all cycle, Republicans now need to win more of our Toss-ups to hold the Senate than Democrats need to win in order to flip it.
— Other rating changes come in the Alaska and Oregon gubernatorial races, which both land in Leans Democratic from opposite directions, while South Carolina’s Senate election moves from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.
October 8, 2026Republicans Try to Avoid a Crossover District Shutout; Four House Rating Changes By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— While we don’t expect this to happen, Republicans may not win a single House race this year in a district that Kamala Harris carried in 2024.
— As it stands now, we think Democrats are favored in every Harris-won seat but two: Rep. Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) is in a Toss-up race, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R, PA-1) is in Leans Republican.
— We have four rating changes this week, including upgrading Democratic chances in the open NE-2, one of the few Harris-won districts Republicans carried in 2024.

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                            October 7, 2026Evil Is Real, Most Americans Believe
As the “spooky season” of October arrives, more Americans say that satanic forces are at work in the world.

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                            October 7, 2026Democrats Gain Edge in Voter Enthusiasm
Most voters are excited about this fall’s midterm election, but Democrats now show a higher level of enthusiasm.

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                            October 7, 2026Trillionaires By John Stossel
 How much money should any one person have?

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                            October 6, 2026Why Are Americans So Pessimistic? By Stephen Moore
In nearly every way, Americans have more material wealth, better health, better housing and more of just about everything than ever before. Not just the rich, but nearly everyone.

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                            October 6, 2026Most Say Polls Don’t Affect Their Vote
Political polling isn’t very influential in terms of how people vote, but some pollsters are more trusted than others.

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                            October 6, 2026Latin America's Many Trumps By Daniel McCarthy
  Latin America is turning right, and it's a vindication for President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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                            October 5, 2026N.H. Senate: Lead Narrows for Democrat Pappas
Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas now leads by five points over former Republican Sen. John Sununu in the race to fill the New Hampshire Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

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                            October 5, 202635% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 October 1, 2026.

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                            October 5, 2026Voters Reject Hasan Piker’s Pro-Hamas Rhetoric
Left-wing commentator Hasan Piker isn’t familiar to many voters, but his support of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is overwhelmingly rejected.

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                            October 3, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 3, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            October 2, 2026Iowa Senate: Democrat Turek Still Leads
Democrat state Rep. Josh Turek maintains a four-point lead over U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the race to fill the Iowa Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Republican Sen. Joni Ernst.

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                            October 2, 2026Sharia Law: 43% of Youngest Voters Like It
Younger voters view Islamic sharia law much more positively than do their elders, most of whom see sharia as a threat to America’s future.

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                            October 2, 2026Toward the Final Stretch -- and Beyond By Michael Barone
Haven't we seen this movie before? Voters, weary of a Republican president whose foreign or domestic policies don't seem to be delivering as promised, seem on the verge of a massive rejection of his party.

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                            October 1, 2026Housing Market Confidence Still Rising
Homeowners continue to be optimistic about the resale value of their homes.

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                            October 1, 2026Trump Approval Unchanged in September
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...
October 1, 2026Elections, Taxes, Transgender Policy, and More: The November Ballot Measures to Watch By Louis Jacobson
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— In November, 39 states will have at least one measure on the ballot for voters to consider, and many have multiple measures.
— The top issues this year will include elections and redistricting, along with taxes and transgender policy.
— Some issues that have been big in previous cycles will be relatively muted in November, notably abortion rights.