What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 3, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Biden ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 45%.
- After winning the New Hampshire primary. former President Donald Trump maintains a wide lead over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley among GOP primary voters.
- In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Americans think it’s more important to research health issues than simply trusting experts – although Democrats trust experts more.
- One-fifth of those who voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 say that if he is convicted of a felony, would be less likely to vote for him again.
- In a dispute over the U.S.-Mexico border that made it to the Supreme Court, most voters side with Texas against President Joe Biden’s administration.
- February is Black History Month, and when considering the current state of race relations in the country, most Americans aren’t too optimistic.
- The president earned a monthly job approval of 44% in January, unchanged from December.
- At a time when war in the Middle East has heightened tensions, most Americans view anti-Semitism as the most prevalent source of religious bigotry.
- Thirty-four percent (34%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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