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While Americans' willingness to support a black or a woman as a candidate for president now approaches 100%, support for candidates who identify as socialist or atheist trails far behind.

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments for and against California's ban on gay marriage -- Proposition 8. And Wednesday, the court will consider the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The court is expected to issue rulings on both ...

The slight majority of American adults, 54%, consider gay or lesbian relations morally acceptable, similar to views in 2010 and 2011, but up from 38% in 2002.

Gallup will release its 2018 update about Americans' views on abortion in a six-article series, starting Monday.

In the past year, Republicans' job approval rating of the Supreme Court has surged from 26% to 65%, while Democrats' rating has plummeted from 67% to 40%.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been identified as an evangelical for most of his public career, but defining exactly what that means today faces a number of challenges.

More LGBT Americans living with a same-sex partner now report being married (45%) than did so in the months prior to the Supreme Court decision to make same-sex marriages legal in all 50 states (38%).

A majority of Americans favor inheritance rights and employee benefits for gay and lesbian spouses and partners, and gay and lesbian adoption rights. Less than half support openly gay adults serving as Boy Scout leaders.

Americans' views toward a number of moral issues have shifted significantly since 2001. But their acceptance of gay and lesbian relations has increased the most, up 19 percentage points in the past 12 years.

Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped significantly this year among some key demographic groups of Americans who helped him defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016.