What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 10, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Biden ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 50%.
- Now that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a plan to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves, a majority of Democrats support the idea.
- A majority of Americans think COVID-19 vaccines are effective, but have concerns about side effects.
- Most voters support federal legislation to protect same-sex marriage rights, but share concerns about its impact on religious freedom.
- Most of those who voted in Arizona’s 2022 midterm elections support policies to strengthen border protection and limit legal immigration.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 68% of Likely U.S. voters support proposals by some members of Congress for federal legislation to ban TikTok from the United States, including 43% who Strongly Support a TikTok ban
- Economic confidence increased to 96.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than 10 points higher than November.
- - The number of Americans getting vaccinated against influenza has declined in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Thirty-one percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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