Iowa: 73% Support E-Verify Legislation
A bill pending in the Iowa legislature to help control illegal immigration by requiring employers to use the E-Verify system has overwhelming support from the state’s voters.
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April 12, 2024
April 11, 2024
Evangelicals Most Likely to Consider Faith ‘Very Important’
Americans are less likely to identify as evangelical Christians than as Catholics or Protestants, but those who do say they’re evangelical are most likely to view their faith as very important.
April 11, 2024
Divider-in-Chief: Voters Don’t Think Biden Has United the Country
One of Joe Biden’s key promises during the 2020 election campaign was that he would unite Americans, but most voters say he’s done a poor job of it.
April 11, 2024
An Electoral College Time Capsule By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The six presidential elections held during the 25-year history of the Center for Politics were often close, although most states voted predictably.
— As part of a time capsule we are putting together to be opened at the center’s 50th anniversary in 2049, we are asking our future students to consider what has changed and what has stayed the same.
— Had we done the same exercise when the center was founded 25 years ago, we would have seen an Electoral College alignment from 1976-1996 that looked a lot different than what we’ve become familiar with this century.
April 10, 2024
Yes, It’s an ‘Invasion,’ Voters Say of Border Crisis
Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe the situation along the Mexican border should be called an “invasion.”
April 10, 2024
A Ban on Freelance Work By John Stossel
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees.
April 9, 2024
Most Favor $10.50 Minimum Wage
A majority of Americans believe the minimum wage – currently $7.25 an hour – should be raised to at least $10.50, but are divided over whether a minimum wage increase would help the economy.
April 9, 2024
Are Democrats Using Illegal Immigration to Build a ‘Permanent Majority’?
Preventing illegal immigrants from voting is very important, according to a majority of voters, who agree with Elon Musk that Democrats are encouraging immigration as part of a plan to gain a “permanent majority.”
April 9, 2024
PBS Misremembers William F. Buckley Jr. By Daniel McCarthy
Imagine making a documentary about one of the 20th century's leading opponents of the Ku Klux Klan -- without ever talking about the evil of the KKK itself.
April 9, 2024
Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time By Stephen Moore
President Joe Biden keeps lecturing corporate America to "pay your fair share" of taxes. It turns out he's right that some companies really are getting away scot-free from paying taxes.
April 8, 2024
32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 4, 2024.
April 8, 2024
Election 2024: Inflation Will Be ‘Very Important,’ Voters Say
Inflation remains a very serious problem, according to a majority of voters who expect it to impact the presidential election in November.
April 6, 2024
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 6, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
April 5, 2024
Tax Time: More Than Half Have Already Filed With IRS
As the Internal Revenue Service deadline approaches, most Americans have already filed their income taxes.
April 5, 2024
59% of Voters Rate Congress as Doing ‘Poor’ Job
Most Voters have a low opinion of Congress in general and aren’t too happy with their own representatives in particular.
April 5, 2024
59% of Voters Rate Congress as Doing ‘Poor’ Job
Most Voters have a low opinion of Congress in general and aren’t too happy with their own representatives in particular.
April 5, 2024
Disorder on the Border Remains a Problem for Biden Democrats By Michael Barone
What were they thinking? Did President Joe Biden and the folks who put together his immigration policy imagine the voting public would celebrate policies that resulted in a record-high number of migration encounters -- more than three-quarters of a million -- in the usually low-immigration months of October, November and December 2023?
April 4, 2024
Election 2024: Trump +8 Over Biden, Third-Party Candidates Have Little Impact
President Joe Biden continues to trail former President Donald Trump in their election rematch, regardless of which third-party candidates are included on the ballot.
April 4, 2024
Seniors for Biden? Looking Into the Polls Among Another Key Subgroup By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Horse race presidential polling has shown some significant weaknesses for President Biden among at least a couple of key subgroups: young people and Black voters.
— However, some polls have also shown Biden doing unusually well among senior citizens.
— The oldest voters have generally voted to the right of the national vote in recent cycles, and that is probably what we should expect in 2024 as well, despite these polls.
April 3, 2024
Movies Aren't Getting Better, Most Americans Say
By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans believe movies have gotten worse in the 21st century.
