Politics

Americans rate the Republican and Democratic parties similarly, but their reasons for liking or disliking each party vary greatly.

Americans continue to express a desire for a third party but have reservations about voting for third-party candidates.

Americans favor spending cuts over tax hikes to reduce the deficit, although a majority of U.S. adults support taxing the wealthy to raise revenue.

Views that the federal government has too much power are now slightly higher than in previous years.

Americans' ratings of six federal agencies have plunged, with only the U.S. Postal Service retaining majority-level support.

Americans' trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly is at a new low of 28%.

A majority of Americans, 55%, say they are more likely to vote for candidates for elected office who have past military experience.

Forty-three percent of Americans describe the U.S. Supreme Court as being "too conservative," the highest in Gallup's trend.

Americans continue to prefer having leaders in Washington who compromise to get things done over those who stand firmly on principle.

Farming and the computer and restaurant industries are the top-rated of 25 U.S. sectors, while the federal government ranks last.

Satisfaction with the direction of the U.S. has dipped to the lowest of Trump's second term, as more cite concern about crime and national unity.

Americans believe the United Nations is doing a poor job but think it plays a necessary role in the world.

Partisans endorse democracy in principle, but Gallup finds many are conflicted in practice: 20% tolerate norm violations by preferred candidates, and only 35% consistently reject them.

Fifty-four percent of Americans, down from 60% in 2021, have a positive opinion of capitalism, while a steady 39% view socialism positively.

Americans have become more liberal on many moral and values issues over the past quarter century, but with some signs of a leveling off in recent years.

Roughly four in 10 parents have feared for their child's safety at school each of the past four years, the longest such stretch in Gallup's trend since 1998.

By 67% to 31%, Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic that an agreement between Ukraine and Russia can be reached to end the war.

Public approval of labor unions remains historically strong at 68%, marking the fifth consecutive year with nearly 70% support.

Americans haven't changed their minds about President Trump or the economy over the past month, with ratings of both holding at less-than-optimal levels.

Less than half of Americans are satisfied with the way immigrants and Black, Hispanic, Jewish and Arab people are treated in the U.S.