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The first words that come to Americans' minds about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are mostly negative. Many associate dishonesty or criminality with Clinton, and bad character traits or temperament with Trump.

Most Republicans, 79%, interpret the recent mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub as an act of Islamic terrorism, while the majority of Democrats, 60%, perceive it as an act of domestic gun violence.

Before the Orlando shootings, Americans indicated that military actions against the Islamic State would be among the most effective ways to fight terrorism and that restrictions on Muslims would be among the least effective.

If Donald Trump were elected president, Americans would be very positive about his projected efforts to unite Democrats, independents and Republicans, but are generally opposed to several other steps he proposes to take in his first 100 days in ...

U.S. college students are more likely than U.S. adults overall to view First Amendment rights as secure in society today. And while students are inclined to say free speech rights are stronger now than in the past, adults tend to say they are ...

Fewer than four in 10 adults in sub-Saharan Africa say they would take a legal dispute to a government judicial system or court. The majority favor informal justice systems, including traditional systems (39%) and religious leaders (14%).

Americans have stronger views on the downsides of a potential Donald Trump presidency than on the positives, and in particular cite the effect of his personality traits. His views on immigration and the economy are seen as both positives and ...

Gallup reviews the top stories of 2015, including Americans' views of Bernie Sanders and the Tea Party movement, what employees want from their managers and how government became the most important problem in the U.S.

Donald Trump's image among Americans has trended slightly up, not down, after his Dec. 7 statement that the U.S. should prevent Muslims from entering the country. Unexpectedly, his image has worsened among Republicans but improved among ...

Americans are more concerned about being the victim of a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State (47%) than being the victim of a mass shooting (38%). Republicans are more worried than Democrats about both potential events.