Politics

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.

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.

Six in 10 Gen Zers have recently experienced flooding, drought or unsafe tap water. These experiences may affect their future outlook on climate change.

The 44% of Americans who are "very satisfied" with their personal life is at a new low, though personal satisfaction still outpaces national satisfaction.

Americans remain dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in the U.S., but the 34% satisfied is up from the record-low 28% recorded a year ago.

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.

While Americans' overall ideology held steady in 2024, the shares of Republicans identifying as conservative and Democrats as liberal saw new highs.

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 rate the progress the U.S. has made during Biden's presidency as mostly negative across 18 economic, national and international areas.

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.

Americans predict a somewhat challenging 2025, marked by political conflict, economic difficulty, and rising power for China and Russia.

Jimmy Carter averaged 45.5% job approval as president, essentially tied with Harry Truman as the second-lowest among post-World War II presidents.

A slim majority of U.S. adults approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his presidential transition, but more rate his Cabinet picks negatively than positively.

Americans close out the year disapproving of Biden and Congress and feeling largely dissatisfied with the direction of the country.

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.

Keep up with how Americans react to the Trump administration and how society evolves with key Gallup trends.