Government

Gallup's monthly measure of U.S. attitudes about the country and its leaders showed no change in May as a mix of political and economic events cycled through the news.

Over half of Americans say there is about the right amount of or too little government regulation of business.

Donald Trump averaged 45% approval in the first quarter of his second term, with 44% of Americans confident in his management of the economy.

Majorities of Americans are highly concerned about financial issues, including the economy, healthcare costs, inflation and the federal budget deficit.

Men, conservatives and people of color are more approving of Trump in his second term, but approval has declined among liberals and older Americans.

Satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. is up to 34%, driven by a record-high increase among Republicans.

Trump's approval rating is at 45%, with broad support from Republicans. Republicans are also behind an improved job rating for Congress.

Trump's initial job approval rating is similar to what it was at the start of his first term, reaffirming his position as the lowest-rated new president since 1953.

Americans remain dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in the U.S., but the 34% satisfied is up from the record-low 28% recorded a year ago.

Nearly all Americans use AI products, but many don't realize it. Most say the government and businesses are equally liable for reducing its potential harms.

Americans rate the progress the U.S. has made during Biden's presidency as mostly negative across 18 economic, national and international areas.

Of 17 policy goals, Americans are most optimistic about Donald Trump's ability to control immigration and most pessimistic about his ability to heal political divisions in the U.S.

Americans predict a somewhat challenging 2025, marked by political conflict, economic difficulty, and rising power for China and Russia.

A slim majority of U.S. adults approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his presidential transition, but more rate his Cabinet picks negatively than positively.

Keep up with how Americans react to the Trump administration and how society evolves with key Gallup trends.

Between 2020 and 2024, Americans' confidence in the U.S. judicial system and courts declined by 24 percentage points, one of the largest country-level drops for the courts measured globally since 2006.

Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope.

Americans' confidence in the media is at its lowest point, as Democrats' confidence is near the record low and Republicans' is almost nonexistent.

Americans' ratings of the U.S. Supreme Court remain near record lows, largely because of depressed ratings from Democrats.

Sixty-nine percent of political independents, 53% of Democrats, 48% of Republicans favor creation of a third party.