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November 30, 2024

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

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

November 27, 2024

Fewer Have Election Cheating Concerns for 2024

Four years after many of Donald Trump’s supporters accused Joe Biden of cheating his way into the White House, fewer voters suspect election shenanigans this time around.

November 27, 2024

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, Sponsored by Miranda Devine's ”THE BIG GUY: How a President and His Son Sold Out America" Wednesday shows...

November 26, 2024

Trust Matters in Cabinet Picks

President-elect Donald Trump has been criticized for choosing people for Cabinet positions who don’t have experience in federal government positions, but most voters share his attitude about making personal trust a priority.

November 25, 2024

Election 2024: How Did We Do?

The three most important things in polling are accuracy, accuracy and accuracy. Now that the results of the 2024 election are known, we’re happy to report that Rasmussen Reports maintained its standing as one of America’s most accurate polling organizations, according to several metrics. Before we plunge into the numbers, however, let’s explain a few things about what it is we do here on a year-round basis.

November 25, 2024

32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 November 21, 2024.

November 25, 2024

Celebrity Endorsements Had Little Impact in 2024 Election

Kamala Harris had endorsements from Taylor Swift, Robert DeNiro and a galaxy of other pop singers and movie stars, but it turns out most voters don’t let celebrities influence their election choices.

November 22, 2024

Democrats Now Against One-Party Control

Most voters don’t mind one party controlling both the White House and Congress, but since the election, Democrats are now having second thoughts.

November 21, 2024

Trump’s Cabinet: Voters Expect Senate to Confirm Most Picks

About half of voters think President-elect Trump has done a good job of choosing Cabinet appointments, and nearly three-quarters believe the Senate will confirm most of Trump’s picks.

November 20, 2024

Democrats Still See Kamala Harris as Party Leader

Despite her defeat in this year’s presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris is still seen by most Democrats as the best leader for their party.

November 19, 2024

Democrats in Denial After Defeat?

While most voters don’t think the Democratic Party did a good job during this year’s election, the party’s own voters have a different opinion.

November 18, 2024

Election Integrity Measures Enjoy Broad Support

A majority of voters support measures to ensure that elections are honest and that results are reported quickly.

November 15, 2024

Most Expect Future Terrorist Attacks

Many voters believe the danger of terrorism has increased during President Joe Biden’s term in the White House, and a majority think America is likely to face more terrorist attacks in the next four years.

November 14, 2024

Voters Expect Trump to Keep His Word on Deportations

During his winning presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to deport illegal aliens – a plan approved by most voters, who expect him to keep his promise.

November 13, 2024

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for October decreased to 89.6, down about points from 91.7 in September.

November 13, 2024

Majority Favor Eliminating Electoral College

Despite the fact that Donald Trump has apparently won a majority of the popular vote, most voters still want to get rid of the Electoral College.

November 12, 2024

Who Is to Blame for Kamala’s Defeat?

Amid finger-pointing among Democrats over who to blame for Vice President Kamala Harris’s election loss, most voters agree that President Joe Biden should have ended his reelection campaign earlier.

November 11, 2024

32% Say Illegal Immigration Should Be President’s Top Priority

Despite concerns about the economy and other issues, illegal immigration topped the list of problems that voters want the new president to solve.

November 8, 2024

How Much Difference Did Campaign Ads Make? Not Much, Voters Say

Political advertisements saturated TV for weeks before the presidential election, but didn’t have much impact for most voters.

November 7, 2024

Election 2024: 36% Liked Media Coverage of the Campaign

Despite a widespread belief that the news media are biased in favor of Democrats, many voters give the media good marks for their campaign coverage.