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Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is at -19 in February, unchanged from January despite swings in Republicans' and Democrats' economic outlook.

LGBTQ+ identification among U.S. adults has increased to 9.3%.

Trump's approval rating is at 45%, with broad support from Republicans. Republicans are also behind an improved job rating for Congress.

Americans' views on deporting immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are complex, reflecting the complexity of the issue itself.

A 45% plurality of Democrats say they would like their party to become more moderate, while a similar 43% plurality of Republicans prefer that their party maintain its current ideological bent.

Among the five living men who have served as president, Barack Obama has the most favorable image and Joe Biden the least favorable.

Almost six in 10 Americans support allowing openly transgender men and women to serve in the U.S. military, and nearly eight in 10 back women serving in combat roles.

As President Donald Trump launches initiatives to reshape the nation in his second term, a recent Gallup poll provides a road map for the issues Americans think need the most attention.

Marco Rubio, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Hakeem Jeffries are among a few of the key U.S. political figures Americans rate more positively than negatively.

Americans' expectations for economic growth, the stock market, inflation and interest rates are more optimistic than they have been in recent years.

In 1947, Americans weren't sold on whether the U.S. should buy Greenland for $1 billion. Polls showed 33% in favor, 38% opposed and 28% unsure.

New data highlight the housing crisis in Australia, where satisfaction with affordable housing has collapsed compared with other wealthy nations.

Trump's initial job approval rating is similar to what it was at the start of his first term, reaffirming his position as the lowest-rated new president since 1953.

January's ECI reading of -19, down slightly from December, reflects an uptick since October that masks improved ratings from Republicans and worsening ratings from Democrats just before Trump began his second term.

Joe Biden's last job approval rating as president is 40%. His 42.2% average for his term is the second lowest in Gallup records.

Americans' political party preferences remain closely divided, with Republicans having a slight edge in party ID and leaning for the third consecutive year.

Americans are divided over President-elect Trump's policies for lowering healthcare costs. Views vary by political affiliation, but by two to one, independents think the policies take the U.S. in the wrong direction.

Americans' ratings of the honesty and ethics of 23 professions are unchanged from 2023 but remain low historically.

Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults expect that Joe Biden will go down in history as a below-average or poor president, while 26% say he will be remembered as an average president and 19% as outstanding or above average.

Of 17 policy goals, Americans are most optimistic about Donald Trump's ability to control immigration and most pessimistic about his ability to heal political divisions in the U.S.