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Americans remain largely supportive of the legalization of same-sex marriages, and a majority believe gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable.
Americans widely regard in-vitro fertilization as morally acceptable, but they divide over whether destroying frozen embryos created by IVF is morally acceptable (49%) or wrong (43%).
Americans have become significantly more likely to identify as liberal in their views on social issues over the past 25 years. Liberal views on economic issues, too, have increased, but still lean conservative.
A slim majority of U.S. adults say changing one's gender is morally wrong, but only about a third favor laws banning gender-affirming care for minors.
Residents of the Greater Washington, D.C., region give affordable housing the worst ratings when asked about a list of local resources. A majority are now concerned about being able to pay rent or mortgage costs, up from 2020.
Immigration remains the most important problem facing the U.S. for the third month running, and it is a uniquely polarizing issue.
Black Americans are more likely to worry about harmful pollution where they live. Racial differences are substantial in suburbs, towns and rural areas.
More U.S. adults now than a year ago say they own an electric vehicle, but more also say they would not consider buying one.
Inflation and immigration rank among Americans' top issue concerns for the country when asked about national problems in March.
Three in 10 Americans, but 67% of Mormons, attend church regularly. Most religious groups show declines in attendance over the past two decades.
Married people are more likely to be thriving in their wellbeing than adults who have never married, are divorced or are living with a domestic partner.
A Lumina study finds 71% of current and future students consider state reproductive policies in college choices; 80% prefer states with greater access.
A Lumina Foundation-Gallup study shows that 81% of students consider gun policies key in their college choice.
LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. continues to inch up, with 7.6% of all U.S. adults, and more than one in five Gen Z adults, identifying this way.
Sharply more Americans than in January name immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. The issue ranks first on the list.
While most Americans acknowledge the cultural impact of Black Americans, less than half of Black adults feel their contributions are celebrated.
Seventeen percent of Americans say they smoke marijuana, similar to the 16% Gallup recorded in 2022.
LGBT Americans are more interested than non-LGBT adults in fostering or adoption, and are facing discrimination as a major barrier, reveals a 2023 Kidsave-Gallup study.
Black Americans' perspectives on the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling to end the use of race and ethnicity in university admission decisions are quite nuanced -- and largely fracture along generational lines.
Nearly seven in 10 Americans support the Supreme Court's ban on race in college admissions, with mixed reactions among different racial groups.