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Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that Americans are more likely to criticize the Republican and Democratic Parties for their style or approach than for specific policy positions.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that the most and least religious U.S. metro areas and shares that most of the top religious cities are located in the South and in Utah.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that Americans are most worried about the nation's economy (68%), followed by federal spending and the budget deficit (61%) and the availability and affordability of healthcare (59%).

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that Rhode Island is the most Catholic state in the U.S., while Arkansas is the least. He also discusses the religiosity of Catholics compared with Protestants and the changing demographics of the U.S. Catholic population.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that 20% of Americans say dissatisfaction with government is the most important problem facing the country today -- the highest percentage who have said so since Richard Nixon resigned as president in 1974 as a result of the Watergate scandal.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that 74% of Americans now have a favorable view of France -- up from 34% in 2003, during which time French leaders did not support the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He also discusses which countries Americans rate most and least favorably.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that Americans are more likely to say the sequestration is a bad thing for the country (30%) than a good thing (18%). Americans are also more likely to say sequestration is a bad thing for them personally than a good thing.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that Republicans (80%) are much more likely than Democrats (48%) to say it is important that the U.S. be No. 1 in the world militarily.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that U.S. Hispanics aged 18 to 34 -- who make up nearly half of the U.S. Hispanic adult population -- are as likely as older Hispanics to identify with or lean toward the Republican Party.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that all of the states in New England -- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut -- are among the least religious U.S. states, with Vermont being the least religious state in the nation.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address with a job approval rating significantly higher than Congress' approval rating. Newport also shares that, historically, State of the Union speeches have had little effect on presidential job approval ratings.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that the day of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Election Day, and the day after Election Day were among the least happy days in the United States in 2012, while holidays coincided with the happiest days of the year.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport shares that Democrats are significantly more likely than Republicans to say they would vote for a law allowing undocumented workers living in the U.S. the chance to become legal residents or citizens if they meet certain requirements -- 90% of Democrats vs. 59% of Republicans.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that a majority of Americans say they would vote "for" each of nine key proposals included in President Barack Obama's plan to reduce gun violence. Newport also shares that two-thirds of Americans say that government leaders should focus on school safety and mental health rather than on gun control to prevent school shootings.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that 75% of Americans say they would vote for a law that would limit the number of terms that members of Congress and the U.S. Senate can serve. He also shares that 63% of Americans would vote for a law eliminating the Electoral College.