Democrats Regain Minor Lead on This Week's Generic Ballot
As Election Day draws closer, Democrats have stepped back out to hold a small lead over Republicans on this week’s Generic Congressional Ballot.
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October 24, 2018
October 22, 2018
43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the third week in a row, 43% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, this time according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending October 18.
October 22, 2018
Health Care Is a Major Voting Issue in Midterm Elections
Health care is a major factor when it comes to whom voters will choose at the ballot this midterm election, but they continue to look to the free market, not the government, to solve the woes of rising health care costs.
October 20, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 20, 2018
With just a little over two weeks left until Election Day, the battle for control of Congress looks closer to us than it does for a lot of other pollsters.
October 17, 2018
Generic Congressional Ballot Tied Again This Week
With less than three weeks to Election Day, Democrats and Republicans remain in a near tie on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
October 16, 2018
As Election Nears, Faith in Congress Is Up
As voters get ready to head to the polls in the upcoming elections, voters are much more confident in Congress these days on the heels of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation than they have been in more than a year.
October 15, 2018
43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the second week in a row, 43% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, this time according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending October 11.
October 13, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 13, 2018
While Category 4 Hurricane Michael ripped through the Florida panhandle and the Mid-Atlantic States this week, stock market selloffs driven by rising interest rates and international trade uncertainties tore into capital valuation and retirement portfolios. But the downturn paused yesterday, the same day a Turkish court ordered the release of American Pastor Andrew Brunson.
October 10, 2018
Generic Congressional Ballot Is All Tied Up
With less than a month to Election Day, the Generic Congressional Ballot is now dead even.
October 8, 2018
43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-three percent (43%) 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 October 4.
October 6, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 6, 2018
Maybe it’s because he’s out of the headlines, but President Trump is enjoying his highest job approval rating since just after his inauguration last year. For U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, it’s still a battle.
October 3, 2018
Democrats Still Ahead on Generic Ballot
Democrats continue to lead Republicans on the Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
October 2, 2018
Trump’s Full-Month Approval Holds in September
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
October 1, 2018
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) 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 September 27.
September 29, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 29, 2018
The Senate Judiciary Committee Friday afternoon voted 11-10, strictly along partisan lines, to approve for full Senate action Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the United States Supreme Court.
September 26, 2018
Democratic Lead Tightens on Generic Ballot
The Democratic lead over Republicans has narrowed on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
September 24, 2018
42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-two percent (42%) 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 September 20.
September 22, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 22, 2018
Floodwaters in the Carolinas and Virginia are cresting this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has already killed 42 people. But also rising are the floodwaters of the eleventh-hour Democrat opposition to the Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
September 19, 2018
Democrats Expand Lead Over Republicans on Generic Ballot
Democrats have widened their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
September 17, 2018
44% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-four percent (44%) 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 September 13.
