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

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

In 2025, the number of Democrats who viewed their own party positively fell by 12% to 67%, according to a Gallup poll, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Gen Z workers like hybrid work the most, according to a Gallup poll of workers between the baby boomer and Gen Z demographics.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

In a March Gallup poll, 71% of U.S. respondents opposed the local construction of data centers.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

In a Gallup poll this week, 82 percent of Americans surveyed said the Internet was at least partly to blame for the Colorado killings.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

Biden is viewed unfavorably by 58% of Americans and Trump by 57%, according to a recent Gallup Poll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

SOURCE: A Gallup Poll of 1,013 U.S. adults based on telephone interviews conducted Nov. 1-21 and released Wednesday.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

But you are in diminishing company: That March Gallup Poll found that 3% of U.S. respondents remained “very concerned” about coming down with COVID-19, with another 22% calling themselves “somewhat concerned.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023