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Presidential Job Approval
Approval May 1-24	39%	(+2)
Disapproval May 1-24	57%	(-2)

U.S. Economic Confidence Index
Summary of opinion on current and future economic conditions (May 2023)	-43

U.S. Satisfaction
Percentage satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. (May 2023)	18%

Politics

U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Holds at 71% High

Seventy-one percent of Americans think same-sex marriage should be legal, matching the high Gallup recorded in 2022.

Education

Current College Students Say Their Degree Is Worth the Cost

Politics

U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation

Gallup's Latest Rating World Leaders Report

Politics

Amid Debt Crisis, Ratings of Biden, Congress Still Low

Economy

Americans Say Families Need $85,000 to Get By

Empire's Twilight? Russia Loses Support in Its Own Backyard

Russia's image took a hit worldwide after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, including in post-Soviet states that Russia considers part of its sphere of influence.

Gallup World Updates: Russia, China, the Middle East and More

U.S. and Germany Slip, Russia Stumbles on the Global Stage

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Amid Debt Crisis, Ratings of Biden, Congress Still Low

Americans' job approval ratings of President Joe Biden and Congress remain near their recent low points as debt ceiling negotiations continue.

U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Holds at 71% High

Gallup World Updates: Russia, China, the Middle East and More

U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation

Date(s)	% Approve	% Disapprove
05/1-24/2023	39%	57%
04/3-25/2023	37%	59%
03/1-23/2023	40%	56%
02/1-23/2023	42%	54%
01/2-22/2023	41%	54%
11/9-12/2/2022	40%	55%
10/1-20/2022	40%	56%
09/1-16/2022	42%	56%
08/1-23/2022	44%	53%
07/5-26/2022	38%	59%

Amid Debt Crisis, Ratings of Biden, Congress Still Low

Biden Begins Reelection Bid at Low Point in His Presidency

Presidential Job Approval Center

Biden Overall Approval at 40%, Key Issue Ratings Lackluster

U.S. Stock Ownership Highest Since 2008

Taliban Plunge Afghans Into Economic Ruin

U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation

Americans Say Families Need $85,000 to Get By

Americans' Outlook for Their Retirement Has Worsened

What Percentage of Americans Own Stock?

Date(s)	U.S. Economic Confidence Index
05/1-24/2023	-43
04/3-25/2023	-44
03/1-23/2023	-38
02/1-23/2023	-36
01/2-22/2023	-39
11/9-12/2/2022	-39
10/3-20/2022	-45
09/1-16/2022	-35
08/1-23/2022	-39
07/5-26/2022	-51

Economic Pessimism Persists, With Inflation Still Key Concern

Indicator: Economic Performance & Financial Security

More Cite Gov't as Top U.S. Problem; Inflation Ranks Second

Economic Confidence Shows Slight Uptick; Still Negative

Date(s)	U.S. Satisfaction
05/1/2023	18%
04/3/2023	16%
03/1/2023	19%
02/1/2023	20%
01/2/2023	23%
11/9/2022	22%
10/3/2022	17%
09/1/2022	21%
08/1/2022	17%
07/1/2022	13%

U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Holds at 71% High

Gallup World Updates: Russia, China, the Middle East and More

U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation

Amid Debt Crisis, Ratings of Biden, Congress Still Low

Featured Report

Gallup's Latest Rating World Leaders Report

Each year, Gallup releases the Rating World Leaders report, which details the rise – or fall – in approval ratings of major world powers. The report shows where the biggest gains and losses came from, and how each country stacks up.

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Exclusive Findings From the Report

41%

median percentage of people who approved of U.S. leadership in 2022, down from 45% in 2021

21%

median percentage of people who approved of Russia's leadership in 2022, a new low

46%

median percentage of people who approved of Germany's leadership 2022, down from 50% in 2021

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