Politics

A reduced majority of Americans view "big government" as most threatening to the future of the U.S., while a near record-high 37% say "big business" is.

On average, Russian and Ukrainian leadership receive similar approval ratings from their regional neighbors, but there are underlying divisions.

Approval of the EU's leadership among its member states remained high at 60% in 2025.

U.S. leadership approval within NATO countries fell sharply in 2025, dropping 14 percentage points to 21%.

A new high of 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025.

Nurses still rank highest for ethics, yet Americans' ratings of most professions remain historically weak and declining.

Venezuela experienced some of the highest levels of financial insecurity in Latin America last year, as well as widespread disapproval of leadership and distrust in elections.

Americans expect a difficult 2026, expressing pessimism about most economic, political and global matters — with the stock market a notable exception.

Eight decades of polling offers important lessons about the kinds of healthcare reforms Americans are willing to support.

Americans usher out 2025 with low approval of their leaders, worsening economic views, and sharp partisan divides after the shutdown.

Roughly four in 10 U.S. adults — equivalent to nearly 110 million Americans — doubt Medicare and Social Security will be available in 10 years, and a majority say benefit changes worry them more this year than last year.

Americans' approval of the Affordable Care Act has risen to a new high, fueled by increased support among political independents.

Larger majorities than in 2011 say Republicans (69%) and Democrats (60%) go too far in using inflammatory language to criticize their opponents.

Although most Americans are united in rejecting political violence, a notable minority say it is "sometimes OK."

President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.

Americans' ratings of the seriousness of crime nationally continue to be much more negative than their perceptions of crime at home.

A Kettering Foundation/Gallup survey finds most Americans support political compromise, view multiculturalism as a strength and reject political violence.

Trust in the federal government has declined in recent decades, mostly vanishing among those who do not support the president's party.

Americans generally view the U.S. prison system as secure, but say it is ineffective at keeping inmates safe or rehabilitating them.

Two years after expressing record pessimism about the U.S. illegal drug problem, Americans are the most optimistic they have been in a quarter century.