Political Parties

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

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.

More Americans are concerned that Donald Trump is too closely aligned with people holding radical political views than are concerned Kamala Harris is.

Majorities of Americans favor election law policies that expand voters' access to the ballot box and limit election fraud.

Harris' job approval rating surpasses Biden's, including among Democrats and independents. Only 16% of U.S. adults approve of Congress' job.

Harris is rated better than Trump on certain character aspects, including likability, while Trump leads on dimensions of leadership strength.

U.S. voters rate the economy as the most important issue to their presidential vote, with democracy, potential Supreme Court picks and terrorism/national security also ranking highly.

Americans' ratings of the U.S. Supreme Court remain near record lows, largely because of depressed ratings from Democrats.

Sixty-nine percent of political independents, 53% of Democrats, 48% of Republicans favor creation of a third party.

Nearly six in 10 Americans prefer that the presidential election winner be determined by the popular vote rather than the Electoral College.

Most key measures of the political environment for the 2024 election favor the Republican Party over the Democratic Party.

Eight in 10 Americans, a new high, perceive the U.S. as being greatly divided on the most important values.

Americans' rating of the Secret Service has dropped precipitously to a new low, particularly among Republicans.

Both presidential candidates continue to be viewed unfavorably by majorities of Americans, similar to patterns in the 2016 and 2020 elections.

A sharp rise over the past decade in young women who describe their political views as liberal, particularly relative to young men, is reflected most prominently in their attitudes on the environment and abortion.

Americans are more than twice as likely to say the Democratic Party rather than the Republican Party best serves the interests of labor union members.

Sixty-nine percent of U.S. adults say they are more enthusiastic about voting than usual, up from 54% in April, with Democrats driving the increased enthusiasm.

Americans remain largely dissatisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S., but satisfaction has risen slightly over the past year.