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A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana for the first time in Gallup's trend dating back to 1969. Republicans and older Americans still oppose legalization, but most young adults, Democrats, and independents favor it.

Fifty-four percent of Americans think the death penalty is morally acceptable, an all-time low in Gallup's 20-year trend.

Fifty years after Woodstock became the symbol of 1960s social upheaval, Gallup trends highlight how much has changed in U.S. society.

2023 has been an eventful year in public opinion. Explore the most notable findings from around the world that Gallup reported on this year.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport explores Americans' changing views on marijuana legalization since 1969.

The recent Supreme Court decision on abortion highlights the increasing power of state legislatures, a shift Americans tend to endorse.

Two in three Americans (67%) say marriages between same-sex couples should be legally recognized, matching the previous high Gallup measured in 2018.

Sixty-four percent of Americans are against the U.S. government's taking steps to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws in states where marijuana is legal. But Americans are split overall on whether marijuana use should be legal.

Gallup editors' picks for the most significant trends and discoveries in American public opinion in 2017.

Gallup reviews the top stories of 2015, including Americans' views of Bernie Sanders and the Tea Party movement, what employees want from their managers and how government became the most important problem in the U.S.