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For the second year in a row, fewer than four in 10 Americans express confidence in organized religion, the historical low points in Gallup's 46-year trend.

Aside from the presidency, the U.S. societal institutions sparking the most divergent reactions from Republicans and Democrats are big business, organized labor, and the police. Both groups have lost confidence in public schools.

A steady 40% of Americans say they have "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of trust in the mass media when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly.

Americans' confidence in major institutions edged up in 2017 after dropping to record lows in previous years. Republicans' increased confidence is behind most of the overall rise.

Americans express more confidence than they did last year in two institutions that have been challenged during the coronavirus pandemic -- the medical system and public schools. Confidence in police has fallen to a record-low level.

Learn more about Gallup's CliftonStrengths assessment and the Insights Discovery model, and how the two stack up against each other.

Democrats' confidence in the mass media has risen sharply to 72% in 2017, while Republicans' confidence remains low.

Americans' trust in the media has continued to improve from the record low in 2016, but remains lower than it was in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

To fill positions with the most talented candidates, leaders need to use the right sourcing tactics.

The percentage of Americans who trust the mass media remains at the record low of 40%. Americans younger than 50 are less likely than those older than 50 to trust the media.