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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.

Americans have become more liberal on moral issues in recent years and are more likely to label themselves as socially liberal. This cultural shift involves interesting elements and may lead to important consequences.

The American public estimates that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from the 25% estimate in 2011. These perceptions are many times higher than the actual percentage of the public who identify as gay or lesbian.

New Gallup data add evidence for the long-established connection between individual religiosity and wellbeing in the U.S.

Nearly three in 10 adults (28%) in 123 countries in 2013 say their city or area is a "good place" for gay or lesbian people to live, but attitudes range from a high of 83% in the Netherlands to a low of 1% in Pakistan and Senegal.

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

In the past year, Republicans' job approval rating of the Supreme Court has surged from 26% to 65%, while Democrats' rating has plummeted from 67% to 40%.

With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments on a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, Gallup finds that Americans generally support giving insurance, tax, and Social Security benefits to same-sex spouses of federal employees.

Representing one of the largest shifts of public opinion in Gallup history, 87% of Americans approve of marriage between blacks and whites, up from 4% in 1958. Older Americans are the least likely to approve.

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