Favorability
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Among the five living men who have served as president, Barack Obama has the most favorable image and Joe Biden the least favorable.
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.
Donald Trump's and Kamala Harris' favorability scores on a 10-point scale are in the lower range for presidential candidates dating back to 1956.
Less than half of voters rate Tim Walz and JD Vance as excellent or good vice presidential choices, similar to recent nominees but subpar historically.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied in favorability among Americans when rated using a 10-point scale, just before Trump's felony conviction last week. In the 2016 and 2020 campaigns, Trump trailed the Democratic nominee on this measure.
The pope is viewed in a largely favorable light by Americans -- though less so among conservatives.
Just 13% of U.S. adults approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest since 2017.
The Republican and Democratic Parties remain equally unpopular in the U.S. But Americans lean toward the GOP when it comes to safeguarding the nation's prosperity and military security.
The majority of Americans view Prince William of the United Kingdom and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy favorably, besting every U.S. political leader rated in the new poll.
After Republicans gained control of the House and Democrats held their Senate majority, Americans' opinions of the two major parties are unchanged.
Thirty-five percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, the highest Gallup has measured since May 2009.
Congress' job approval rating has improved to 25%, the highest since early June.
Throughout the late Ross Perot's two presidential campaigns, U.S. voters had a mixed view of the business executive turned politician.
