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Americans' highly varied views of U.S. business and industry sectors give rise to several interesting questions.

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index improved to -16 for January, up slightly from -19 in December. Though the Dow's January performance and the December jobs report shook confidence, it continues to improve from its October drop.

Republicans' dissatisfaction with U.S. immigration levels has eased in the past year, while Democrats' dissatisfaction has grown.

Roughly three in five Americans disapprove of the job congressional Democrats and congressional Republicans are each doing.

Congressional job approval remains low, at 19%, with approval ratings among both Republicans and Democrats registering at or below 20%.

Most Americans want leaders who share their views to support a compromise budget plan, even if that produces a budget they disagree with, rather than force a federal shutdown. At the same time, more Americans say the Democrats' spending cuts ...

Americans are concerned about the present state of the economy and believe conditions are worsening, but their six-month predictions for specific aspects of the economy are less dire.

Congress' job approval rating has slipped to 11%, its low point this year and only two percentage points above the all-time low of 9%. Just 8% of Republicans approve of the Republican-led institution.

Historically, presidents' approval ratings have not increased after State of the Union addresses, but there have been modest upticks after the past three.

Although Americans still view the Democratic Party more favorably than the Republican Party, the GOP maintains its edge in protecting the U.S. from external threats and keeping the country prosperous.