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  Gallup poll

  noun

  a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
• Gallup Poll
  Gallup Poll

  noun

  a sampling by the American Institute of Public Opinion or its British counterpart of the views of a representative cross section of the population, used esp as a means of forecasting voting

Gallup poll

American  

noun

1. a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.

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Gallup Poll British  

/ ˈɡæləp /

noun

1. a sampling by the American Institute of Public Opinion or its British counterpart of the views of a representative cross section of the population, used esp as a means of forecasting voting

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Etymology

Origin of Gallup poll

First recorded in 1935–40; after G. H. Gallup

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A mere 32% of U.S. adults said they were satisfied with K-12 education in a recent Gallup poll, a new low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

A 2025 Gallup poll showed 52% of Americans favor the death penalty for people convicted of murder, down from its peak of 80% in 1994.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

A Gallup poll last month showed that when workers said they used AI, around half said they used it for tasks like writing, editing and research.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Yet a Gallup poll released last month finds support among U.S. adults for LGBTQ+ issues in decline.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

A 1986 Gallup poll reports that 52 percent of American teenagers believe in it, and a distressing number of people in all walks of life seem to accept at least some of its ancient claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

A Nov. 13 Gallup Poll External link found 20% of Americans would move permanently to another country if they could, similar to the 21% of Americans surveyed a year earlier who said the same thing.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

The tribute is fitting because Herz, Norstadt and Pospich helped build the foundation upon which soccer, ranked by a Gallup Poll as the fourth-most-popular spot in this country, now rests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024

The Gallup Poll of 1,009 U.S. adults was conducted by telephone Oct. 2-23 and released Nov. 21.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

The Gallup Poll names Kiss the most popular band in America.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

A Gallup Poll released in March found that 49% think the pandemic is “over” in the U.S. — a high-water mark since Gallup started tracking that sentiment in the summer of 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023