As the saber-rattling increases on the Korean Peninsula, 47% of U.S. voters think the United States should provide military assistance to South Korea if it is attacked by its Communist neighbor to the north.
Voters have an increasingly unfavorable opinion of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan but are more convinced than ever that she will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
With Independence Party candidate Tom Horner officially in the mix, Minnesota’s gubernatorial race is a toss-up for now no matter which Democrat wins the party’s August primary.
Slightly more than half (53%) of voters in Pennsylvania favor passing an immigration law in their state similar to the one recently passed in Arizona.
The number of voters who blame the Bush administration for the nation's current economic problems has reached its lowest level measured to date. Trust in President Obama's economic judgment has hit a new low as well.
Both major parties in Oregon picked their respective nominees in primaries last week, and now those candidates are in a virtual tie in the race to be the state’s next governor.
The Obama White House now says the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst oil spill in U.S. history, but most voters still don't think a government takeover of the oil industry is a good remedy.
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe holds a double-digit lead over his likely Republican opponent in Rasmussen Reports’ first look at Beebe's bid for reelection this year.
Incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson is now posting nearly a two-to-one lead over Democratic challenger Michael Thurmond in Georgia’s race for the U.S. Senate.
Congressman Nathan Deal shapes up for now as the strongest Republican vote-getter against likely Democratic nominee Roy Barnes in Georgia's race for governor.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 57% of likely Texas voters support legalizing casino gambling to help reduce the state's sizable budget deficit. Only 33% oppose this plan, and a further 10% remain undecided.
A massive suicide bombing last week pushed the number of U.S. casualties in the war in Afghanistan over the 1,000 mark, and voter confidence in America’s handling of that war continues to fall.
Support for repeal of the new national health care plan has jumped to its highest level ever. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March.
Governor John Hoeven now has the support of nearly three-out-of-four North Dakota voters in his bid to be the state’s next U.S. senator.
Despite the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 65% of Likely Voters in Texas still support offshore oil drilling, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Twenty-one percent (21%) oppose such drilling.
Even as Congress puts the finishing touches on legislation asserting more government control over the U.S. financial industry, most U.S. voters continue to believe the legislators have little idea what they're doing when it comes to the economy.
Just 28% of Likely Voters in California approve of the job Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing, down seven points over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey shows 71% disapprove of the governor’s performance.
Tuesday was a big day for American political junkies with a number of key primaries on the agenda. In Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter was defeated in the Democratic Party. A year earlier, he had left the Republican Party after a Rasmussen Reports poll showed he couldn’t win that party’s primary competition. Specter led the Democratic Primary until a month ago when Rasmussen Reports was the first to show that Joe Sestak had caught him. The final Rasmussen poll in the race showed Sestak winning by five. He won by eight.
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Likely Voters in Texas favor passage of an immigration law like Arizona’s in their state, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Thirty-two percent (32%) oppose such a law.
Republican State Attorney General Tom Corbett is near the critical 50% mark in his race against Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato for governor of Pennsylvania.
