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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.

Half of Americans believe same-sex marriages should be recognized by law as valid -- down slightly from 53% last year, but still the second highest in Gallup's history of tracking this question.

Since Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan publicly declared their support for legalizing same-sex marriage, our phones have been ringing off the hook with requests for more data on Americans' views on this topic. ...

Six in 10 Americans say President Obama's support for same-sex marriage will make no difference to their vote. Twenty-six percent say it will make them less likely to vote for him, including 23% of independents and 10% of Democrats.

Approval of the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to 49% after reaching a 10-year high of 58% a year ago.

Americans' trust in the judicial branch has sunk further in the past year, and the Supreme Court's job approval rating is tied for the low in Gallup's trend.

Along with the sharp decline in marriages among young Americans, the percentage living together has hardly budged, meaning not only are fewer young adults married, but also fewer are in committed relationships.

Gallup looks at how Americans viewed the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the political stakes in naming a replacement.

For the first time, a majority of Americans say same-sex orientation is something people are born with, rather than something primarily determined by upbringing or environment. A new high of 63% say same-sex relations are morally OK.

Lydia Saad joins the podcast to discuss the "new landscape on abortion" one year after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.