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October 30, 2025

Crime Issue Still Favors Republicans

Violent crime continues to be a major concern for voters, who trust Republicans more than Democrats by a nine-point margin on the issue.

October 30, 2025

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

October 29, 2025

Most Voters Don’t Like Trump’s East Wing Project

President Donald Trump’s project to add a new ballroom to the East Wing of the White House isn’t very popular with the electorate.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 40% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of the renovations to the East Wing of the White House, including 26% who Strongly Approve. However, a majority (52%) disapprove of the East Wing renovations, including 41% who Strongly Disapprove. (To see survey question wording, click here.) 

October 28, 2025

58% Favor ‘Economic Populism’

A majority of voters believe economic populism is what the country needs, and the issue favors Democrats.

October 27, 2025

Voters’ Economic Concerns Still Focus on Prices

Food and energy prices continue to be the main worry for voters, as their rating of President Donald Trump’s performance on the economy has not improved.

October 27, 2025

39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 23, 2025.

October 25, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

October 24, 2025

Early Voting: How Early Is Too Early?

Most voters have taken advantage of the early in-person voting option before, but believe it should be limited to two weeks or less before Election Day.

October 23, 2025

Jay Jones Scandal Worse Than Young Republicans Scandal?

Voters seem to have a clear view about which of two scandals involving text messages – one affecting a Democratic candidate, the other involving Republicans – is worse.

October 22, 2025

70% of Democrats Want Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants

Voters are almost evenly divided over America’s immigration policy, and the division falls largely along party lines.

October 21, 2025

51% Want Government Shutdown to Continue

A narrow majority of voters – including two-thirds of Democrats – are in favor of having the current government shutdown continue.

October 20, 2025

Democrats Fall Behind GOP in Favorability

Nine months into President Donald Trump’s second term, voters now have a slightly less favorable view of the Democratic Party than they do of Republicans.

October 17, 2025

67% Support Ending ‘Corporate Welfare’

A solid majority of voters of every political persuasion are opposed to government subsidies for business.

October 16, 2025

46% See Politics Behind Indictments of Comey, James

A plurality of voters believe the recent federal indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are about getting revenge on enemies of President Donald Trump.

October 15, 2025

Voter Support for Israel Declines

At a time when a historic peace deal has ended the Gaza War, support for Israel has significantly declined among American voters

October 14, 2025

Democrats Hold Six-Point Advantage on Health Care Issue

Democrats continue to be more trusted on the health care issue, which is central to the current government shutdown.

October 13, 2025

52% Side With Trump on National Guard Deployment

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump could not deploy National Guard troops to defend offices of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, but a majority of voters back the president’s position.

October 10, 2025

New Jersey: Democrat Sherrill +6 in Governor’s Race

Less than a month before Election Day in New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill holds a six-point lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the closely-watched off-year contest to be governor of the Garden State.

October 10, 2025

America First: Voters Oppose Foreign Wars

Less than half of voters favor the United States going to war in defense of Ukraine, Taiwan or Israel.

October 9, 2025

Voter Remorse: 45% Say It Would Be Better If Kamala Harris Had Won

Many voters – including some who voted for President Donald Trump last November – now think the country would be in a better situation if Kamala Harris had won.