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Americans are split over whether Ukraine should make concessions to promote a faster end to the war with Russia, a shift from prior readings, when they favored Ukraine fighting as long as needed to regain its captured territory.

As the Gallup World Poll enters its 20th year, we look back at the biggest global discoveries from 2024 while looking ahead to what's in store for 2025.

Most Black parents with young children report engaging in activities that bring their family together, such as music and dance and sharing meals and traditions.

Between 2020 and 2024, Americans' confidence in the U.S. judicial system and courts declined by 24 percentage points, one of the largest country-level drops for the courts measured globally since 2006.

Forty-three percent of Americans report being worried "a great deal" about global warming, according to combined 2023 and 2024 data.

Americans' agreement that the federal government must ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage now exceeds 60%, after declining to as low as 42% during the years when the Affordable Care Act was being debated and implemented.

Americans' positive rating of the quality of healthcare in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest point in Gallup's trend dating back to 2001.

After the election, Americans' confidence in the economy has improved, while fewer approve of Joe Biden's performance and are satisfied with the state of the nation.

Republicans say they are optimistic, relieved and excited about Donald Trump's reelection, while Democrats say they are afraid, angry and devastated.

U.S. gun ownership rates have remained steady, with drops among Democratic and independent men offsetting a surge among Republican women.

Seven in 10 Americans say they would prefer that primary care providers ask about both mental and physical health concerns during appointments.

Nine percent of U.S. workers belong to a labor union, according to aggregated data from Gallup's 2023-2024 Work and Education surveys.

While 56% of Americans favor stricter gun laws in general and 52% back an assault weapons ban, a near-record-low 20% support banning handguns.

Declining support for the death penalty since the early 2000s is largely a result of lower support among Generation Z and millennials.

Throughout 2024, Gallup's key indicators signaled the election environment was favorable to Republicans.

Fifteen percent of Americans say they smoke marijuana, according to combined 2023 and 2024 data.

The economy tops the list of issues that voters say will determine which candidate they support for president.

Although early voting is likely to be down from 2020, over half of U.S. registered voters plan to vote before Election Day this year.

Americans are unhappy with the status quo in key areas of U.S. leadership, suggesting this should be a "change" election. Yet Kamala Harris edges out Donald Trump in favorability.

Americans' views of national and local crime have improved since last year, largely due to Democrats' more positive perceptions.