Politics

Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope.

U.S. gun ownership rates have remained steady, with drops among Democratic and independent men offsetting a surge among Republican women.

Ukrainians' approval of their president and confidence in their national government are at the lowest points since the war with Russia began, but their trust in their military is unwavering.

Nine percent of U.S. workers belong to a labor union, according to aggregated data from Gallup's 2023-2024 Work and Education surveys.

While 56% of Americans favor stricter gun laws in general and 52% back an assault weapons ban, a near-record-low 20% support banning handguns.

Declining support for the death penalty since the early 2000s is largely a result of lower support among Generation Z and millennials.

Throughout 2024, Gallup's key indicators signaled the election environment was favorable to Republicans.

Gallup trends show that in many respects, public opinion in the former East and West Germany is converging.

The economy tops the list of issues that voters say will determine which candidate they support for president.

Although early voting is likely to be down from 2020, over half of U.S. registered voters plan to vote before Election Day this year.

Americans are unhappy with the status quo in key areas of U.S. leadership, suggesting this should be a "change" election. Yet Kamala Harris edges out Donald Trump in favorability.

Americans' views of national and local crime have improved since last year, largely due to Democrats' more positive perceptions.

More Americans are concerned that Donald Trump is too closely aligned with people holding radical political views than are concerned Kamala Harris is.

Majorities of Americans favor election law policies that expand voters' access to the ballot box and limit election fraud.

Donald Trump's and Kamala Harris' favorability scores on a 10-point scale are in the lower range for presidential candidates dating back to 1956.

Just 10% of Bulgarians are confident in their elections as they head to the polls Sunday for the seventh time since 2021.

While a majority of Americans say their federal taxes are too high, these views vary significantly by partisanship and have varied widely over time.

Harris' job approval rating surpasses Biden's, including among Democrats and independents. Only 16% of U.S. adults approve of Congress' job.

Americans' confidence in the media is at its lowest point, as Democrats' confidence is near the record low and Republicans' is almost nonexistent.

Four in 10 U.S. voters plan to vote before Election Day, evenly split between those who intend to vote in person and those voting by mail.