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Americans' views about their federal government are complex and often paradoxical.

Republican and Democratic voters both assign high importance to the economy, jobs, and fixing the federal government when thinking about their congressional election vote this year, but assign widely differing priorities to other issues.

Americans' trust in the three branches of the federal government continues to be low, while they have more trust in state and local governments.

Gallup and Lloyd's Register Foundation, a charitable organization, are launching the first-ever global study of the public understanding of risk.

Less than half of Republicans, 45%, are confident in the institution of science, compared with 72% in 1975. At the same time, Democratic confidence in science has increased from 67% to 79%.

U.S. Views on Climate Change Stable After Extreme Winter

Looking to 2015, Americans are increasingly positive about the economy, and this could produce more upbeat views of Congress and the president. The U.S. will continue to age and get less white, potentially yielding other changes.

While a majority of Americans favor increasing taxes on the rich, there is some evidence for caution.

On the issue of global warming, a new statistical analysis categorizes 50% of Americans as "Concerned Believers," 19% as "Cool Skeptics" and 31% as the "Mixed Middle."

U.S. public agreement with the view that human activities have caused global warming, now 57%, has waxed and waned over the past decade, despite a steady increase in the percentage of Americans claiming they understand the issue well.