written by Scott Rasmussen Lost amidst the larger story of Donald Trump’s victory last week is the news that the polls were very good this cycle. At the national level, the Real Clear Politics average showed the popular vote to be a pure tossup. When all the votes are counted, it appears that President Trump…
The majority of Americans said that celebrity endorsements made no difference in their decision to vote for either Donald Trump (77%) or Kamala Harris (74%). This included the majority of both Republicans and Democrats for either candidate. Celebrity endorsements in the 2024 election cycle were an inauthentic reach out to the American people, showing just…
written by Scott Rasmussen In January of 2020, President Trump had a consistent lead in the polls, and his re-election prospects were looking good. My assessment at the time was he would be re-elected as long as the economy held up. None of us anticipated the pandemic that led to unprecedented government lockdowns, harmful school…
written by Scott Rasmussen The most important use of polling is to help us understand what voters are trying to tell us. The data from Election 2024 points to three clear objectives that voters expect from the incoming Trump Administration. Make the economy work for all Americans: Heading into the election, just 25% of voters…
Eighty-one percent (81%) favor term limits for leaders of governement agencies, including 44% who strongly favor it. A Napolitan News Service Survey found just 13% oppose. Seventy-nine percent (79%) support term limits for Members of congress, just 16% oppose. This Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen August…
It’s the home stretch of the 2024 election with just 7 days to go until November 5. The presidential race is still too close to call, and every vote is going to count. Stories of voter fraud and ballots being sent to deceased people are running rampant, building distrust between the public and those who…
Forty-one percent (41%) of voters believe energy prices will go up if Harris is elected. Twenty-nine percent (29%) believe they will go down, and 19% believe they will stay the same. A Napolitan News Service survey found that if Trump were elected, 36% think prices would go up, 38% think prices would go down, and…
With just over a week to go before election day, most Americans have become skilled at pointing fingers at why the other side is wrong about everything and will ruin the country if elected. This type of polarization that is often the result of election season doesn’t help our already divided country. Politically, it’s an…
Politicians and pollsters throw around words assuming that every day Americans know what they’re talking about. In reality, many political terms are not recognized by most voters. This represents a massive failure of leadership for failing to communicate clearly. These Napolitan News Service surveys of 1,000 Registered Voters were conducted online by Scott Rasmussen. See…
In our last presidential poll before election day, Kamala Harris has a one-point edge over Donald Trump in the national popular vote. It’s Harris 50%, Trump 49% (with leaners). Among Likely Voters with postgraduate degrees, Harris leads by a 64% to 35% margin. Among all other voters, Trump leads by 4 points. Since Harris joined…