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An average of one in three adults in 124 countries say their area is a good place for gay people to live. This sentiment ranges widely from as high as 87% in Spain and the Netherlands to as low as 1% in Senegal.

American voters rate the economy as most important to their vote for Congress this year, and give the Republicans a slight edge over the Democrats as best able to handle it. Democrats have an edge on the ACA and economic inequality.

A majority of Americans (53%) are satisfied with acceptance of gay people in the U.S., a dramatic increase from the past 15 years, when satisfaction was as low as 32%. But satisfaction may be leveling off, as it is unchanged from 2014.

Americans' views on the moral acceptability of sexual behavior and marriage have shifted significantly over the past 20 years.

For the first time in nearly a decade, more Americans say the Supreme Court is too conservative than too liberal.

Fifty-three percent of Americans favor legal same-sex marriage, unchanged from last November and the third consecutive reading of 50% or higher. At the same time, Americans believe the U.S. public opposes gay marriage.

Declining confidence in organized religion likely reflects many factors, including clergy scandals and the religion-politics connection.

Dahlia Lithwick joins the podcast to discuss Americans' record-low confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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. ...

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.