42% Say Obama Governing on Bipartisan Basis, Only 22% Say Congress Doing the Same
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters say President Barack Obama is governing on a bipartisan basis while 39% say he is governing as a partisan Democrat.
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February 2, 2009
February 2, 2009
Number of Unaffiliated Voters Grows in January
During January, the number of Americans who say they are not affiliated with either the Republican or the Democratic Party rose by a full percentage point to 26.6%.
January 29, 2009
Number Who Say Nation Heading in Right Direction Jumps to 27%
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of American voters believe the nation is heading in the right direction. That’s up from 21% just before Barack Obama was inaugurated as President and up from 14% just before the election.
January 28, 2009
Generic Ballot Remains Steady This Week
The latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot shows no change this week. Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys found that 42% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 35% said they would choose the Republican.
January 26, 2009
Majority Says Supreme Court Should Look to Written Constitution for Rulings, Just 35% Think Obama Agrees
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. voters (64%) say U.S. Supreme Court decisions should be based on what is written in the Constitution, but only 35% think President Obama agrees with them.
January 23, 2009
55% of Voters Say U.S. and Allies are Winning War on Terror
Public confidence in the War on Terror rose for the fourth straight week, with 55% who now believe the U.S. and its allies are winning.
January 22, 2009
Congressional Approval Inches Up With New Year
Fourteen percent (14%) of likely voters now give Congress good or excellent marks, representing the legislature’s highest approval ratings since last February.
January 22, 2009
21% Say USA Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-one percent (21%) of voters nationwide now say the United States is heading in the right direction. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also found that 72% believe the nation is moving down the wrong track, while another 7% are not sure.
January 21, 2009
Democrats Go Up By Seven on Congressional Ballot
Democrats have increased their lead over Republicans in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys found that 42% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 35% said they would choose the Republican.
January 19, 2009
Voters Upbeat about American Society, Future on Eve of Inauguration
Sixty nine percent (69%) of American voters now view their nation’s society as fair and decent.
January 15, 2009
Views of Nation's Future Remain Stable - and Negative
Although the United States will swear in a new commander-in-chief in just a few days, voter perceptions about the nation’s future remain largely negative.
January 15, 2009
53% Say U.S. and Allies Are Winning War on Terror
Confidence in the America's handling of the War on Terror is over 50% for the first time since mid-November.
January 14, 2009
Democrats Slip But Still Lead GOP on Generic Ballot
Democrats hold a six-point lead over Republicans in the first edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot of 2009. Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys found that 42% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 36% said they would choose the Republican.
January 13, 2009
Republicans More Trusted by Eight Points on National Security
Republicans now hold the biggest lead over Democrats on the issue of national security since early September. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 48% of voters trust the GOP more to handle national security and the War on Terror, while only 40% trust Democrats more.
January 8, 2009
African-Americans, Democrats Less Optimistic About the Nation’s Future in December
It seems as though some of the post-election optimism among Democrats and African-Americans has worn off. For the full month of December, the percentage of those voters who say the nation is heading in the right direction dropped from levels found in November.
January 8, 2009
Views of War on Terror Remain Stable
Voter confidence in the War on Terror has remained relatively stable over the past three weeks. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% of voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, compared to 46% in mid-December.
January 7, 2009
Democrats’ Lead on Generic Ballot Doubles in December
Democrats doubled their lead over Republicans to six points in December on the Generic Congressional ballot.
January 5, 2009
62% Expect Congress To Address Serious Issues This Year
Approval of Congress' job performance is down to single digits again for the first time since early September.
January 5, 2009
Number of Democrats Increases for Third Straight Month
The number of Americans who consider themselves to be Democrats inched up again in December to 41.6%. That’s up two-tenths of a point since November and the third straight monthly increase in the number of Democrats.
January 2, 2009
Only 13% Very Confident in Social Security
Just 39% of U.S. voters are at least somewhat confident they will receive all of their promised Social Security benefits from the federal government in their lifetimes. Only 13% are Very Confident of that payout.
