A new Rasmussen poll has found more Americans say the country is heading in the “right direction” than say it’s on the “wrong track,” breaking a 20-year streak in which Americans had generally reported feeling that the country was going downhill.
According to Rasmussen, 47% of respondents now say they believe the United States is going in the “right direction,” compared to 46% that said the nation is on the “wrong track.” This marks the first time in two solid decades that the percentage of Americans who reported feeling positive about the direction of the country outnumbered those who did not.
Breaking: A 20 year daily trend ends, this is a big one. https://t.co/5XImapgWHr pic.twitter.com/IrSmJt08bx
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) February 13, 2025
The poll comes less than four weeks into President Donald Trump’s second, non-consecutive term in office. In less than a month, Trump and his newly minted Department of Government Efficiency have begun rooting out hundreds of millions in waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars, ended work-from-home allowances for federal employees, and threatened to cut entire federal departments and agencies including FEMA, USAID, and the Department of Education.
The Trump administration has also quickly ramped up efforts to deport illegal aliens with criminal convictions back to their home countries, with federal immigration officials rounding up more than 1,000 criminal aliens per day. The administration is also expected to begin rolling back Biden-era climate change rules that would have heavily restricted the automobile and applicant industries and driven up costs for consumers.
