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May 4, 2016

Small-Business Owners Say Candidates Fail to Address Issues

The majority of small-business owners do not feel the presidential candidates are discussing issues of importance to them. Owners are paying close attention to the election, and half feel the outcome of the election will have a major impact on ...
Apr 20, 2016

Gallup Vault: The Urge to Demonstrate

In 1965, an overwhelming number of Americans said they did not have the urge to protest, despite the burgeoning Vietnam War and ongoing civil rights demonstrations.
Jan 7, 2016

Migration May Benefit Those at Home in Bulgaria, Romania

The authors in this guest piece offer a perspective on the relationship between having close contacts living in other countries and civic engagement. Using World Poll data, the authors study this phenomenon in Bulgaria and Romania.
Apr 12, 2013

Special Briefing: Chavez's Legacy and Venezuela's Future

Gallup data collected in Venezuela and worldwide since 2006 provide insights into how people felt about the late Hugo Chavez and the state of the country he left behind and what these findings might mean for the presidential election on Sunday.
Nov 29, 2012

Democrats, Republicans Diverge on Capitalism, Federal Gov't

Democrats and Republicans are about equally positive toward small business, free enterprise, and entrepreneurs. They diverge on views of capitalism and the federal government.
Mar 3, 2010

John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, and Medicare

Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona McCain faces a tough primary challenge from conservative former talk show host J.D. Hayworth. Inevitably McCain was asked about the views of his opponent on Meet the Press Sunday. Host David Gregory ...
Feb 4, 2010

Socialism Viewed Positively by 36% of Americans

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 ...
Nov 24, 2009

Colombians and Venezuelans at Odds on Leadership

With political tensions escalating between Colombia and Venezuela, Gallup finds that 14% of Colombians approved of Venezuela's leadership in August 2009, while 43% of Venezuelans approved of Colombia's leadership.
Nov 11, 2009

Fighting Poverty: The Business Case

Neglecting the poor is bad for business, says General Russel Honoré of Hurricane Katrina fame. That’s because every kid who grows up believing that his greatest opportunities lie in crime -- or that she doesn’t need an education -- is human ...
Jul 15, 2009

Obama Praised for Effort, Knocked for Spending

Six months into Barack Obama’s presidency, 54% of Americans who approve of the job he is doing cite his assiduousness in tackling the nation’s problems as their rationale. Most detractors (65%) cite policy differences -- primarily spending and ...
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