Mentions of Immigration as Top Problem Surpass Record High
Mentions of immigration as the nation's most important problem increased further in July to a new record 27%.| 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
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush/Barack Obama is handling -- [ROTATED]? How about -- ?| 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
Do you approve or disapprove of the way [ROTATED -- The Republicans in Congress. The Democrats in Congress.] are handling their job? Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?| 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
Americans are pessimistic about economic growth and the stock market, with a majority now expecting their personal finances to worsen.| Gallup.com
Americans' average confidence in major U.S. institutions has edged down after a modest increase last year.| Gallup.com
A slim majority of Americans support Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and 46% oppose it.| 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
Confidence in all three branches of the U.S. government has fallen, reaching a six-year low for the presidency (29%) and all-time lows for the Supreme Court (30%) and Congress (7%).| Gallup.com
The percentage of Americans citing COVID-19 as the most important U.S. problem climbed to 12% in July.| Gallup.com
Americans' assessments of the COVID-19 situation have dramatically worsened, and their worry about getting the disease has increased. At the same time, social distancing behaviors are largely unchanged.| Gallup.com
Americans' mentions of COVID-19 as the most important U.S. problem have fallen to the lowest point since the pandemic began, but government remains a top concern.| 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' views on abortion remain steady, with most wanting abortion legal with some restrictions. More say they will only vote for like-minded candidates.| Gallup.com
Americans' support for abortion continues to vary sharply by trimester and by the reason for the procedure.| Gallup.com
U.S. women remain more supportive of abortion rights in the wake of the Dobbs decision than they were before it, creating a record-high gender gap.| Gallup.com
Managers need to have more frequent, ongoing conversations with employees. But too many managers aren't up to the task.| Gallup.com
What the whole world wants is a good job, and we are failing to deliver it.| 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 2000, half of Americans lacked a cellphone and about half of these said they had no intention of ever getting one.| 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
Americans' political party preferences remain closely divided, with Republicans having a slight edge in party ID and leaning for the third consecutive year.| Gallup.com
A new study finds that low-quality work schedules are widespread across the U.S., undermining employee wellbeing and creating challenges for employers.| Gallup.com
Between 2020 and 2024, Americans' confidence in the U.S. judicial system and courts declined by 24 percentage points, one of the largest country-level drops for the courts measured globally since 2006.| Gallup.com
Americans view bioterrorism as the most urgent health problem facing the country today, followed by cancer and the high cost of healthcare. Heart disease and AIDS round out the top five list. The public's concern about bioterrorism reflects the broad changes brought by the Sept. 11 attacks, their aftermath, and the ongoing war on terrorism. AIDS, mentioned by two-thirds of Americans as the most urgent health problem in the country in 1987, is now listed by only 7%.| Gallup.com
Health care and Medicare are two very important issues to the American public this year. A strong majority of Americans say that health care generally and Medicare more specifically are important issues influencing their vote for president. A majority of Americans also say that the health care system in this country has major problems, despite the fact that most Americans are satisfied with their personal health care situation.| Gallup.com
Thirty-five percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, the highest Gallup has measured since May 2009.| Gallup.com
Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going has doubled since September but remains low at 28%. Almost all of the increase has occurred among Republicans.| Gallup.com
Americans' approval of Congress jumped to 28% this month from 19% in January. This spike was driven by a 30-percentage-point increase among Republicans.| Gallup.com
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Trump's initial job approval rating is similar to what it was at the start of his first term, reaffirming his position as the lowest-rated new president since 1953.| Gallup.com
While Americans' overall ideology held steady in 2024, the shares of Republicans identifying as conservative and Democrats as liberal saw new highs.| Gallup.com
One-third of U.S. workers say they are "always" working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, the lowest reading on this measure since April.| Gallup.com
Satisfaction with the direction of the U.S. improved again in March, to 32%. This is the second monthly increase Gallup has recorded after the measure fell to its lowest point in nearly a decade in January.| Gallup.com
Barack Obama’s recent job approval ratings have hovered around 60%. Since they remain above the historical average of 55% approval, he is arguably still in the honeymoon phase of his presidency. Recent presidents have averaged just seven months above this benchmark, much less than those from 1945-1974.| Gallup.com
Fresh off his diplomatic visit to Europe, President Joe Biden enjoys a job approval rating that is steady in the mid-50s. Meanwhile, Congress has lost favor, particularly among Democrats.| Gallup.com
Americans' support for legalizing marijuana continues to set new records, with 66% of U.S. adults now in favor of making the drug legal.| Gallup.com
Twelve percent of Americans report borrowing an estimated $74 billion to pay for healthcare expenses last year. More than one-quarter (28%) report being "very concerned" that a major health event could put them in medical debt in the future.| Gallup.com
Majorities of Americans favor election law policies that expand voters' access to the ballot box and limit election fraud.| Gallup.com
Lumina and Gallup find Americans are more confident in community colleges than four-year universities. The greatest difference between the two is cost.| Gallup.com
Confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court is down 11 percentage points this year, falling to a new low of 25%.| Gallup.com
Americans' satisfaction with the direction of the U.S. has dropped to 23%, while mentions of COVID-19 as the nation's top problem surge.| Gallup.com
