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                            February 20, 2026Government Doesn’t Own Your Kids, Voters Say
An overwhelming majority of American voters support parents’ rights and reject government coercion in education.

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                            February 20, 2026Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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                            February 19, 2026Epstein Files: 54% Still Suspect a Cover-Up
Even after the release of millions of documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein, a majority of voters still suspect the Trump administration of trying to conceal evidence of the president’s association with the disgraced finance mogul.

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                            February 18, 2026GOP Maintains Lead on Crime Issue
Most voters are still concerned about violent crime, and trust Republicans more than Democrats by a five-point margin on the issue.

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                            February 17, 2026Georgia GOP Primary: Rick Jackson Zooms Ahead
A late entry among Republican candidates for governor in Georgia has already reached first place in the crowded primary field.

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                            February 17, 2026FBI Director’s Popularity Sags
Fewer voters now have a favorable opinion of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, although most Republicans still see him favorably.

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                            February 16, 202642% 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 February 12, 2026.

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                            February 16, 202640% Want Separate Holiday for Lincoln
The third Monday in February is observed as a federal holiday to honor our nation’s first president, George Washington, born February 22, 1732. It is commonly known as Presidents’ Day, to include Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809) in the honor, but Americans are divided over whether there should be a separate holiday for Lincoln’s birthday.

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                            February 14, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            February 13, 2026Liberal or Conservative? Neither Ideology Wins Majority Approval
More voters think conservatism has been good for the country than say the same about liberalism, but both are viewed negatively by more than 40%.

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                            February 12, 2026Most Suspect Foreigners Are Registered to Vote in U.S. Elections
A majority of voters think non-citizens are on voter registration rolls, at a time when Congress is considering legislation to protect election integrity.

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                            February 11, 2026Are Americans Better Off Under Trump? 56% Say No
More than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, a majority of voters answer “no” to a series of questions made famous by an earlier Republican.

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                            February 10, 2026Half Think Big Business Has Too Much Influence on Trump
Voters are divided over whether what’s good for business is also good for ordinary Americans, and half consider President Donald Trump too much swayed by corporate interests.

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                            February 9, 2026Worse Than Biden? 58% Don’t See Trump’s ‘Golden Age’
Most voters don’t think America is living in the “Golden Age” that President Donald Trump promised in his inaugural address, and nearly half say he’s doing a worse job than his predecessor.

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                            February 6, 2026FBI Raid: 39% Suspect Georgia Officials Hiding Election Fraud
After last week’s raid in Georgia where FBI agents seized hundreds of boxes of 2020 election ballots, many voters suspect Fulton County officials were hiding evidence of fraud.

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                            February 5, 202675% of Republicans Want All Illegal Immigrants Deported
Voters continue to be closely divided over America’s immigration policy, a division clearly shaped by party affiliation.

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                            February 4, 2026GOP Holds Slender Advantage on Key Issues
On two major issues that could affect this year’s midterm elections, the Republican Party has a slight edge over Democrats in terms of voter trust.

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                            February 3, 2026Kamala Harris Still Leads 2028 Field for Democrats
Former Vice President Kamala Harris remains the favorite for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential nomination.

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                            February 2, 2026Trump Approval Up One Point in January
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...

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                            January 30, 202673% of Democrats Want to Impeach Trump Again
After twice impeaching President Donald Trump during his first term, nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters favor new impeachment proceedings against him.