Approval Of Congress Up, But Voters Downplay Its Accomplishments
Voters don’t like what they’ve seen so far as Congress works to lift the troubled U.S. economy.
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March 6, 2009
March 6, 2009
Hopes of Bipartisanship Have Faded
Nearly half (49%) the nation’s voters say politics in Washington, D.C. will be more partisan over the next year. That’s up nine points from a month ago.
March 4, 2009
Number Who Say U.S. Is Heading In Right Direction Hits Another High
Despite the country's persistent economic problems, 30% of voters now believe America is moving in the right direction, the highest level in several years.
March 3, 2009
Congressional Ballot Remains Close This Week
The race between Republicans and Democrats has once again tightened up in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. For the third time in the last four weeks, Republicans have pulled to within two points of the Democrats.
March 2, 2009
Economy Still Tops List of Voter Concerns
Voters continue to rate the economy as the most important political issue. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 86% of likely voters consider the issue to be very important in terms of how they vote in elections, and another 11% consider it somewhat important.
March 1, 2009
Partisan Trends: Number of Republicans Up Slightly, But Democrats Still Have Huge Advantage
During February, the number of Republicans in the nation grew by a full percentage point, but the Democrats continue to have a sizable advantage in terms of partisan identification.
February 27, 2009
Ratings for Supreme Court Hold Steady
For the third straight month, 38% of voters rate the U.S. Supreme Court’s job performance as good or excellent.
February 25, 2009
Number Who Say U.S. Moving in Right Direction Reaches Recent High
Despite the country's persistent economic problems, 30% of voters now believe America is moving in the right direction, the highest level in several years.
February 24, 2009
Democrats Up By Four in Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats have pulled slightly further ahead this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 23, 2009
Confidence in War on Terror Drops
Confidence in how America is doing in the War on Terror has dropped dramatically in the past two weeks. Just 47% of voters now believe the United States and its allies are winning. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 23% believe the terrorists are winning, while 25% say it's a draw. Six percent (6%) are undecided.
February 18, 2009
28% Say America is Heading in Right Direction
Confidence in America’s future remains steady this week, as 28% of voters say the nation is heading in the right direction and 64% say it is going down the wrong track.
February 17, 2009
Voters Down - And Divided - On America's Future
U.S. voters are a little more pessimistic about the days to come this month. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of voters believe America’s best days are in the future, while 40% say they are in the past.
February 17, 2009
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats By Two
After an intense partisan debate over the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill, Republicans and Democrats remain almost even in this week’s edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 11, 2009
On Economic Issues, Voter Trust in Democrats Is Falling
Democrats are still trusted more than Republicans to handle the economy by a 44% to 39% margin, but their advantage on the issue has been slipping steadily since November.
February 11, 2009
26% Say U.S. is Moving in the Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) of American voters say the nation is moving in the right direction, while 66% say it is heading down the wrong track, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 10, 2009
Parties Now Neck-and-Neck on Generic Congressional Ballot
Are Republicans winning the public relations battle over spending in the $800-billion-plus economic stimulus package? Democrats and Republicans are nearly even in this week's edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 6, 2009
62% Say U.S. & Allies Winning the War on Terror
Sixty-two percent (62%) of likely voters now say the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror. That’s the highest level of confidence found in five years of tracking, and is up from 55% in late January.
February 4, 2009
29% Say America is Heading in the Right Direction
Despite ongoing economic concerns, more voters now believe the nation is heading in the right direction.
February 3, 2009
Support for GOP Rises on Generic Congressional Ballot
Following the unanimous Republican opposition to the economic stimulus bill proposed by and House Democrats, the GOP has narrowed the gap this week on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 3, 2009
54% Say Congress Doing Poor Job
Voters don’t like what they’ve seen so far as Congress works to lift the troubled U.S. economy.
