Gov’t Still No. 1, but Guns, Crime Up as Top U.S. Problem

More Americans continue to name government leadership than any other issue as the most important problem facing the country, with various aspects of U.S. leadership mentioned by 18% of adults in April. The economy in general ranks second, at 14%, while all other problems are cited by less than 10%. These include the high cost of living or inflation (9%), immigration (8%) and guns or gun control (7%). …

Democrats’ heightened concern about gun violence may at least partly explain the slight decline in this party group’s overall satisfaction with the direction of the country in April, slipping five points since March to 29%. This is the lowest rate of Democratic satisfaction with the nation’s direction since last summer. CONTINUED

Lydia Saad, Gallup


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