Gallup’s unique daily interviewing, involving more than 350,000 completed interviews a year, along with Gallup’s 2013 50-state poll consisting of approximately 600 interviews in each state, provides the unique ability to measure the views of the residents of each state in the union on a wide variety of important measures. […] Read more »
Some evangelicals in Republican Party are feeling left out, see no standard-bearer
… Many social conservatives say they feel politically isolated as the country seems to be hurtling to the left, with marijuana now legal in Colorado and gay marriage gaining ground across the nation. They feel out of place in a GOP increasingly dominated by tea party activists and libertarians who […] Read more »
LGBT Population in U.S. Significantly Less Religious
Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender are significantly less likely than non-LGBT Americans to be highly religious, and significantly more likely to be classified as not religious. The same percentage of each group is moderately religious. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Are you happy?
… While the U.S. is an exceptional country in many ways, we are not exceptionally happy, ranking 11th in the world, ahead of France, Germany, Qatar and Colombia but behind Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and Canada. But beyond their individual personalities and genetic endowments, what makes some people happier […] Read more »
GOP sees signs of Jewish voters drifting away from Democrats
Republicans believe that the deepening crisis in Gaza could ultimately loosen the grip that the Democratic Party has traditionally held upon American Jewish voters. While declarations of a rift between Democrats and the Jewish community have proven premature in the past, things could be different this time, they assert. CONT. […] Read more »
Religion Plays Large Role in Americans’ Support for Israelis
Religious Americans are significantly more likely than less religious Americans to be sympathetic to the Israelis in the Middle East situation. Over the past 14 years, on average, 66% of Americans who attend church weekly or almost every week are sympathetic to the Israelis, compared with 13% who are sympathetic […] Read more »