▼ Author Community Vote 3 days ago The Gallup Organization U.S. Job Creation Best Since September 2008 - — Job Creation Index is at +16, compared with +14 in previous three months — PRINCETON, NJ — Job market conditions improved in the United States in January as Gallup's U.S. Job Creation Index reached +16, its highest point since September 2008. 5 days ago Lydia Saad Romney Now Leads Gingrich, 31% to 26% - — Santorum in third place, ahead of Paul — PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney has moved ahead of Newt Gingrich in national Republican registered voters' preferences for the 2012 GOP nomination, 31% to 26%, according to Gallup Daily tracking from Jan. 27-31. 6 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Obama Approval Above 50% in 10 States and D.C. in 2011 - — District of Columbia, Hawaii most approving; Utah, Idaho, least — PRINCETON, NJ — In 10 states plus the District of Columbia, a majority of residents approved of the job Barack Obama was doing as president last year, according to aggregated data from 2011. 6 days ago Lydia Saad Romney Seen as More Presidential, Sincere Than Gingrich - — Candidates are tied on understanding the problems Americans face — PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney leads Newt Gingrich, 59% to 39%, in U.S. registered voters' perceptions that each “has the personality and leadership qualities a president should have.” 7 days ago Frank Newport Romney Ties Obama in Swing States; Gingrich Trails - — Gingrich performs worst against Obama in swing states and nationally — PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters in 12 key swing states are almost evenly split between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in their 2012 presidential election preferences … 10 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Obama Ratings Historically Polarized - — Job approval 80% among Democrats, 12% among Republicans — PRINCETON, NJ — The historically high gap between partisans' job approval ratings of Barack Obama continued during Obama's third year in office, with an average of 80% of Democrats and 12% … 13 days ago The Gallup Organization U.S. Economic Confidence Best Since May - — Current index score is similar to that of one year ago — PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. economic confidence is at -25 in the week ending Jan. 22, improved from -29 the prior week and the best since the week ending May 22, 2011. 13 days ago Elizabeth Mendes More Americans Uninsured in 2011 - However, more adults aged 18 to 26 now covered - — However, more adults aged 18 to 26 now covered … WASHINGTON, D.C. — More American adults lacked health insurance coverage last year than in any year since Gallup and Healthways started tracking it in 2008. The uninsured rate has been increasing since 2008, climbing to 17.1% in 2011. 14 days ago Lydia Saad U.S. Economy Most Toxic of 24 Issues - — Scope of government and U.S. morality also rankle Americans — PRINCETON, NJ — As President Barack Obama prepares his annual address to Congress, Americans are broadly dissatisfied with the state of the nation in several specific issue areas … 16 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Obama Averages 44% Approval in 3rd Year - — Averaged 43% job approval in most recent quarter in office — PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama averaged 44% job approval for his third full year in office, which ended Jan. 19. His third-year average is down slightly from his second-year average …

See all...