by jpitney | May 30, 2023 | Congress, Presidency, Public Opinion
Gallup: In a Gallup poll conducted amid tense budget negotiations in Washington involving raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 39% is just two percentage points higher than his personal low recorded last...
by jpitney | Mar 3, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Public Opinion
Frank Newport at Gallup: Sixty-five percent of Americans prefer the U.S. to take the leading (20%) or a major role (45%) in world affairs. This is down from 69% in 2019 and 72% as recently as 2017. The current figure is one percentage point below the prior low from...
by jpitney | Jan 16, 2022 | civic virtue, Public Service, Volunteering
Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup: Eighty-one percent of Americans say they donated money to a religious or other charitable organization in the past year, and 56% volunteered time to such an organization. After dipping in April 2020 during the early stages of the...