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While Americans' willingness to support a black or a woman as a candidate for president now approaches 100%, support for candidates who identify as socialist or atheist trails far behind.

What average Americans would say in a letter to their elected representatives.

Review U.S. public opinion from 2021 on President Biden, the coronavirus, and new highs and lows on a number of today's important cultural topics.

More than one-third of Americans (36%) have a positive image of "socialism," while 58% have a negative image. Views differ by party and ideology, with a majority of Democrats and liberals saying they have a positive view of socialism, compared ...

Small-business owners remain optimistic, but some are concerned about a potential economic downturn.

A look at where American public opinion does, and does not, provide a supportive environment for Trump's reelection probabilities.

Two in three Americans (66%) say they favor admitting Puerto Rico as a U.S. state. This is consistent with the majority support Gallup has recorded for Puerto Rico statehood since 1962.

As Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pushes socialist-style reforms, Gallup polling in the country reveals more support among his citizens for socialism than capitalism. Many people, however, don't offer an opinion one way or the other.

Almost six in 10 Americans familiar with President Harry Truman's proposal for a government-sponsored, single-payer-style health insurance system in 1945 said they favored it. By 1949, support had fallen to 38%, and by 1950, to 24%.

It bodes well for Barack Obama's goal of strengthening ties in Latin America that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is no more popular overall in the region than U.S. leadership has been. However, any Latin America policy should recognize that the ...