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Educational achievement is much more important than gender in determining support for broadly legal abortion, with college-educated adults -- and especially college-educated women -- the most supportive.

Public confidence in U.S. institutions is down to a new low in Gallup's trend spanning more than four decades. Jeff Jones joins the podcast to discuss the latest findings.

Differences in the way Americans of different age groups view abortion rights have diminished over the past decade. In recent years, support for broadly legal abortion has been quite similar -- albeit shrinking -- among the three age groups ...

As Republican leaders openly scrutinize their party after the 2012 elections, Republicans, independents, and Democrats are most likely to critique the GOP for being "inflexible." Americans dislike Democrats' overspending most.

Dr. Frank Newport rejoins the podcast to opine on Gallup's decadeslong trends on faith and religion in the U.S.

Americans' perceptions of what is morally acceptable continue to grow more permissive, with their views on several issues the most liberal to date.

Americans agree that their government should take immediate action in a number of specific problem areas.

Gallup first asked Americans about their views on abortion in 1975, two years after Roe vs. Wade. The question: Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstance, or illegal in all ...

With abortion policy emerging as a potential stumbling block for final passage of a healthcare reform bill in Congress, Gallup reviews long-term trends in Americans' views on the legality of abortion. Republicans and Democrats began to diverge ...

One of the most contentious issues involved in last weekend's House debate on healthcare was abortion. Conservatives managed to get a clause in the bill that would prohibit federal money from being used to pay for abortions through any plan, ...