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Thirteen years after the 9/11 attacks, 4% of Americans mention terrorism as the No. 1 problem facing the U.S. This is up slightly from the 1% average so far in 2014, but lower than at other times since 9/11.

Americans' level of dissatisfaction on some issues doesn't always line up with their views on how much of a priority those issues are for the government.

For the second consecutive year, displeasure with government edged out the economy as the biggest problem Americans see facing the U.S. The economy and unemployment remain in the top four, but get fewer mentions than in the past.

Americans' confidence in the government's ability to protect citizens from terror attacks is the lowest in Gallup's 15-year trend. The 49% worried about personally becoming a victim of terrorism is among the highest since February 2003.

The government is seen as the top problem facing the nation, but views on what should be done to fix it resist simple categorization.

Americans are much more likely to say the economy will be a very important issue to their presidential vote next year than to say this about foreign affairs. The government, terrorism and healthcare also figure prominently.

Americans in February are most likely to mention the economy in general as the most important problem facing the U.S. This is a change from January and December, when more U.S. adults were concerned about the government and terrorism.

Most Republicans, 79%, interpret the recent mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub as an act of Islamic terrorism, while the majority of Democrats, 60%, perceive it as an act of domestic gun violence.

Healthcare, national security, guns and education are the most influential issues in the 2020 election. How important they are to voters, though, depends on which party those voters belong to.

COVID-19 has quickly surged to the top of the list of the most important problems facing the U.S. with 45% citing it.