Gallup's COVID-19 tracking poll finds a sea change in Americans' level of worry about the coronavirus and support for people returning to their normal lives.| Gallup.com
The events of the past few weeks have affected Americans' views of what's ailing the country most, with government surpassing the coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic began.| Gallup.com
The 41% of Americans who are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. is the highest since July 2005.| Gallup.com
Americans continue to be divided in their opinions on abortion, with equal percentages describing themselves as "pro-choice" and "pro-life."| Gallup.com
Gallup will release its 2018 update about Americans' views on abortion in a six-article series, starting Monday.| Gallup.com
Fifty-four percent of Americans, down from 60% in 2021, have a positive opinion of capitalism, while a steady 39% view socialism positively.| Gallup.com
Americans' agreement that the federal government must ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage now exceeds 60%, after declining to as low as 42% during the years when the Affordable Care Act was being debated and implemented.| Gallup.com
This Friday falls on October 13th, which folklore suggests is a day of bad luck. In a September 1996 Gallup poll, 25% of Americans acknowledged that they were "very" (1%) or "somewhat" (24%) superstitious, up from 18% who said that in 1990. The poll also shows that younger people tend to be more superstitious than older people. Over a third (35%) of those under the age of 30 said they were superstitious, but the percentage declines as people get older, so that only 17% of those 65 and older w...| Gallup.com
Incumbents' approval ratings usually rise among their party's supporters in reelection years. Among independents, the historical pattern is mixed.| Gallup.com
Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied in favorability among Americans when rated using a 10-point scale, just before Trump's felony conviction last week. In the 2016 and 2020 campaigns, Trump trailed the Democratic nominee on this measure.| Gallup.com
Americans are more likely to say they would back certain types of presidential candidates, such as a woman or Black adult, than others, such as a Muslim or socialist. But being older than 80 or having been charged with a felony are much bigger turnoffs for voters.| Gallup.com
One in four Americans do not think either of the 2020 presidential candidates would be a good president, but roughly a third each say only Donald Trump or only Joe Biden would be.| Gallup.com
Millennials are the least-engaged generation of consumers. Brands are not delivering on this group's ideal customer experience.| Gallup.com
Joe Biden's last job approval rating as president is 40%. His 42.2% average for his term is the second lowest in Gallup records.| Gallup.com
Next, please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each of the following parties. How about -- [ITEMS ROTATED]? Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of protecting the country from international terrorism and military threats -- [ROTATED: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party]? Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous --...| Gallup.com
Americans remain more negative than positive about the 2017 tax-cut law. Here are five reasons why.| Gallup.com
More Americans say they are confident in higher education now than a year ago, the first increase Gallup has measured in the decade-old trend.| Gallup.com
Congress' job approval rating has slipped to 11%, its low point this year and only two percentage points above the all-time low of 9%. Just 8% of Republicans approve of the Republican-led institution.| Gallup.com
What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? [Open-ended]| Gallup.com
Americans' approval of the way Congress is handling its job dropped to 9% in November, the lowest in Gallup's 39-year history of asking the question. The previous low point had been 10%, registered twice in 2012.| Gallup.com
Substantial numbers of Americans aged 50 and older sacrifice basic needs and skip necessary treatment because of high healthcare costs.| Gallup.com
A poll conducted mostly after news broke that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade finds an uptick in support for abortion being broadly legal.| Gallup.com
This page provides Gallup's long-term trends on Americans' views about abortion by age, including their views on legality and their preferred label.| Gallup.com
This page outlines Gallup's long-term trends on Americans' views about abortion by gender.| Gallup.com
Americans' identification as "pro-choice" or "pro-life" on abortion is provided here in tabular form, with breakouts by key population subgroups.| Gallup.com
Americans' views on the morality of abortion are provided here in tabular form, with breakouts by key population subgroups.| Gallup.com
Americans' preferences for the legality of abortion are provided here in tabular form, with breakouts by key population subgroups.| Gallup.com
President Donald Trump's job approval rating remains lower than his earlier 2020 readings, with 38% currently approving of the job he is doing.| Gallup.com
How would you rate economic conditions in this country today -- as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? Right now, do you think that economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse?| Gallup.com
Americans are more likely now than they were a year ago to say they are grocery shopping both in person and online. They are also dining out more.| Gallup.com
U.S. adults are evenly divided over whether artificial intelligence is a normal technological evolution that will help humans or a novel societal threat.| Gallup.com
Long before credit cards became ubiquitous, 36% of Americans in 1941 said they were paying for something on "installment."| Gallup.com
About six in 10 Americans think the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but roughly the same proportion of adults say their lives are not back to normal.| Gallup.com
Be a better leader. Get weekly data and analysis you can trust about the most important issues facing our world -- in five simple charts.| Gallup.com
About one in every two Americans is currently engrossed in some type of book, according to Gallup's latest measure of the public's reading habits. About half of Americans also say they have read more than five books in the past year, not much different from the number reported a decade and a half ago. There is no widespread pattern as to how people select their books -- some choose by the author, others based on recommendations from their friends, and still others by browsing.| Gallup.com
Mentions of immigration as the nation's most important problem increased further in July to a new record 27%.| Gallup.com
Americans' mentions of immigration as the nation's most important problem have surged to 21%, nearly tying the record high for that issue and edging out the government for the top spot.| Gallup.com
The percentage of Americans citing immigration as the nation's top problem surged to 17% this month, from 5% in June, and the highest since 2006. Immigration now ties dissatisfaction with government as the top perceived U.S. problem.| Gallup.com
More Americans express sympathy for the Israelis (46%) than the Palestinians (33%) in the Middle East situation, but the margin has shrunk to a new low.| Gallup.com
A slim majority of Americans say they would like their senators to vote to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.| Gallup.com
U.S. congressional approval is holding steady at 21% in November, with 35% of Republicans and 9% of Democrats approving of the job Congress is doing.| Gallup.com
Congress’ job approval rating increased again this month to 39% -- its highest in four years -- due largely to higher ratings from Democrats.| Gallup.com
President Donald Trump's latest job approval rating (43%) is similar to his recent ratings. Americans' satisfaction with the state of the nation and their evaluations of the economy are weak but improved.| Gallup.com
A new Gallup report finds four themes collectively describe millennials: unattached, connected, unconstrained and idealistic.| Gallup.com
Nobel Prize-winner Daniel Kahneman touched off a quiet revolution when he showed economists how wrong they've always been about human decision making. In this exclusive interview, Dr. Kahneman, a Princeton psychology professor, tells how to avoid the pitfalls of faulty reasoning and make better decisions for yourself and your company.| Gallup.com
Background information on the development of the Cantril Self-Anchoring Scale.| Gallup.com
The 46% of U.S. adults who say their income taxes are fair essentially matches the record-low 45% from 1999.| Gallup.com
Significantly fewer Americans now than a year ago rate their personal finances positively as a record-high mention inflation as the top financial problem facing their family.| Gallup.com
U.S. adults who report that they typically are too hot or too cold when sleeping have worse overall sleep quality and wellbeing outcomes than those who rarely or never are.| Gallup.com
Gallup surveys in 137 countries show Russia's image has suffered worldwide since it began its war in Ukraine. The majority of the world now disapproves of Russia's leadership.| Gallup.com
Eleven percent of Americans smoke cigarettes, tying the low in Gallup's 80-year trend.| Gallup.com
Fifteen percent of Americans say they smoke marijuana, according to combined 2023 and 2024 data.| Gallup.com
A record-low 54% of Americans say they drink alcohol, as a majority now believe moderate drinking is unhealthy.| Gallup.com
President Donald Trump's last job approval rating is a personal low 34%. He averaged 41% job approval in office, a record low by four points.| Gallup.com
About half of Americans say President Donald Trump is moving too fast in addressing the nation's problems, while a third say he is moving at about the right speed.| Gallup.com
Gallup's initial job approval measure for President Donald Trump finds the public evenly divided, with 45% approving and 45% disapproving.| Gallup.com
Since last year, the percentage of U.S. workers who have telecommuted has ticked up from 42% to 49%, but the average number of telecommuting days has more than doubled. One in four say they are now working entirely from home.| Gallup.com
As more U.S. workers return to the workplace, they increasingly report the use of personal protective equipment and routine COVID-19 symptom screening at work.| Gallup.com
Since April, the percentage of Americans "very confident" that they can protect themselves from the coronavirus has increased 16 points to 27%.| Gallup.com
Eight in 10 Americans, a new high, perceive the U.S. as being greatly divided on the most important values.| Gallup.com
Majorities of Americans are highly concerned about financial issues, including the economy, healthcare costs, inflation and the federal budget deficit.| Gallup.com
After three months of decline, the percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. has increased to 27%, largely because Democrats are more satisfied.| Gallup.com
Congress' job approval rating has improved to 25%, the highest since early June.| Gallup.com
Congress' 31% job approval rating is its best since 2009.| Gallup.com
Americans' church attendance levels dipped at the beginning of the pandemic and have remained lower since then.| Gallup.com
Over six in 10 Americans approve of the new $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. Support is highly partisan: 97% of Democrats and 18% of Republicans back it.| Gallup.com
About one in six Republicans (16%) approve of the job Congress is doing, down from 28% in July and 50% in February.| Gallup.com
Americans' support for legal same-sex marriage continues to increase, with the 67% supporting it in a new Gallup poll establishing a new high.| Gallup.com
Americans' support for legalizing marijuana continues to increase, with a new record 64% saying it should be made legal in Gallup's nearly 50-year trend.| Gallup.com
Americans are divided in their views of the morality of changing one's gender, with 51% saying it is morally wrong and 46% saying it is morally acceptable.| Gallup.com
Americans are less likely now than at any point in Gallup's 25-year trend to say civil rights for Black adults have improved.| Gallup.com
Less than half of Americans (47%) say they would vote for a qualified presidential candidate who is a socialist -- the same percentage Gallup found in 2015.| Gallup.com
Representing one of the largest shifts of public opinion in Gallup history, 87% of Americans approve of marriage between blacks and whites, up from 4% in 1958. Older Americans are the least likely to approve.| Gallup.com
Americans' approval of Israel's military action in Gaza has fallen to a new low, along with the worst opinions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to date.| Gallup.com
A new high of 63% of U.S. adults say the crime problem in the U.S. is extremely or very serious.| Gallup.com
Americans have as little optimism as they have had at any point in nearly three decades about young people's ability to have a better life than their parents. Republicans are mostly responsible for the decline.| Gallup.com
Americans' economic confidence in March remains higher than it was in late 2023.| Gallup.com
Biden's job approval rating is 40%, while ratings of his handling of the economy, foreign affairs and the Middle East situation are below his overall approval.| Gallup.com
Cyberterrorism and U.S. adversaries developing nuclear weapons continue to rank as the most worrisome global issues to Americans, but fewer than in recent years find China's economic power highly concerning.| Gallup.com
The percentage of U.S. adults classified as "cost secure" has slipped to 55%, a new low. The biggest drop is among those aged 50 and older.| Gallup.com
Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope.| Gallup.com
Gallup polling shows majority support for election-law policies that make voting easier and opposition to those that make voting harder -- with the exception of photo ID requirements.| Gallup.com
As partisan-fueled court battles over state voting laws shape the 2016 political landscape and beyond, four in five Americans support both early voting and voter ID laws. A smaller majority of 63% support automatic voter registration.| Gallup.com
Women have undoubtedly made progress in American society, but it is not enough. Women continue to drop out of the labor force.| Gallup.com
Measured by the statement "I have a best friend at work," this element has proven to be incredibly controversial to executives. But those business leaders who think friendships are none of their business don’t understand human nature, according to the authors of 12: The Elements of Great Managing.| Gallup.com
Gauging Americans' belief in God depends on the threshold for "belief."| Gallup.com
Three in five Americans say they did not go to a movie theater in the past year, while 31% saw between one and four movies and 9% attended more than that.| Gallup.com
Fewer Americans say they use cash for all or most purchases than say they did so five years ago. Close to two-thirds believe the U.S. will be a cashless society in their lifetime.| Gallup.com
Online courses could offer a lifeline for Afghan women and girls seeking to continue their education after the Taliban's return to power, but internet access remains low in Afghanistan, particularly for women.| Gallup.com
Six in 10 U.S. adults would prefer to be their own boss, and a slight majority would assume a fair amount of financial risk to start a business.| Gallup.com
The percentage of Americans wanting less immigration has dropped by nearly half this year to 30%, with 79% now saying immigration benefits the U.S.| Gallup.com
More Americans now have opinions about whether the Senate should confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, but preferences remain divided overall.| Gallup.com
Nine in 10 Americans think the coronavirus situation is getting better, while just three in 10 say the pandemic is over.| Gallup.com
Donald Trump left the presidency with an 11% satisfaction rating, although his overall term average was higher than any since George W. Bush's first term.| Gallup.com
Americans' support for abortion continues to vary sharply by trimester and by the reason for the procedure.| Gallup.com
Six in 10 teachers use AI tools for their work, and three in 10 are using it at least weekly, saving an estimated 5.9 hours per week.| Gallup.com
In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?| Gallup.com
Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults are extremely or very proud to be Americans, the lowest in Gallup's 25-year trend.| Gallup.com
Americans widely support same-sex marriage and believe gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, but partisans' views diverge more than ever.| Gallup.com