Gallup

American

[gal-uhp] / ˈgæl əp /

noun

George Horace, 1901–84, U.S. statistician.
a city in W New Mexico.

Gallup British

/ ˈɡæləp /

noun

George Horace. 1901–84, US statistician: devised the Gallup Poll; founded the American Institute of Public Opinion (1935) and its British counterpart (1936)

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A recent Gallup poll did include a surprising finding: In 2024-2025, 42% of men between the ages of 18 to 29 said religion is “very important” to them, which is up from 28% in 2022-2023.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

A Gallup poll last year showed that 45 percent of Democrats or Democrat-leaning independents wanted the party to become more moderate, up 11 percentage points from 2021.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Congress’ approval rating has plummeted to 10%, according to Gallup polling released last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

A recent Gallup poll found that support for the death penalty is at a 50-year low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That summer, however, no one dared question Gallup about her methods—at least not at Riverbank.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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