… How are Trump and Sanders doing so well? Part of the answer is that there has been a long-term crisis of confidence in America’s leaders. Trump and Sanders’s success is a symptom of that crisis. … The General Social Survey (GSS) has asked Americans about their confidence in Congress, […] Read more »
Harvard IOP poll of 18- to 29-year-olds: Clinton a clear front-runner over Trump
A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29-year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds Hillary Clinton the clear front-runner over Donald Trump to win the White House in 2016. Among likely voters, Clinton has 61% of young voters and […] Read more »
Perceptions of Muslims in the United States: a Review
The terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, has brought the ongoing conversation about Muslim Americans, identity and extremism back onto the national stage. Over the past several years, Gallup has conducted a number of studies on perceptions of Muslims and Islam among the American public. Gallup has also studied the […] Read more »
Americans Still More Confident in Small vs. Big Business
Americans are more than three times as likely to express confidence in small business as they are in big business. Sixty-seven percent of U.S. adults report having “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in small business, far eclipsing the 21% who are similarly confident in big business. […] Read more »
The Long Decline of Trust in Government, and Why That Can Be Patriotic
… It’s easy to look at Washington and conclude that nothing ever gets done. Trust in government has steadily deteriorated over the past several decades and continues to do so. Questioning the aims and efforts of government is a foundation of American citizenship. It’s how the nation was born. The […] Read more »
Trust Differs Most by Ideology for Church, Police, Presidency
In the U.S., liberals and conservatives report markedly different levels of confidence in nearly every key institution Gallup measures, reflecting the general polarization that typifies the country today. The confidence gap — the difference between groups in levels of confidence for a particular institution — is largest for the presidency […] Read more »