Plus: Fading Media Trust, Post-COVID Normalcy, Working Moms, Daylight Saving Time
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 | The voice of the world in numbers | | | March 11, 2025 | | | Welcome to Front Page, where we break down Gallup's latest insights on our constantly evolving world. Here are the five insights you shouldn't miss this week: | | | | Be on the lookout for next week's edition coming to your inbox on Thursday, with the launch of the newest World Happiness Report. | | | | | | | 1. 58-Point Surge (GOP Satisfaction) | | | | The Data: Americans' satisfaction with the direction of the U.S. rose to 34% in February, up from 20% in January. The shift is largely driven by Republicans — whose satisfaction skyrocketed from 10% to 68% after President Donald Trump's inauguration. Meanwhile, Democratic satisfaction fell from 32% to 5%. Record-Setting Party Jump: The 58-percentage-point surge among Republicans is the largest increase in party satisfaction that Gallup has measured in over 30 years. Past spikes occurred after President Joe Biden's inauguration (Democrats +40), Trump's first inauguration (Republicans +33), the start of the Iraq War (independents +31, Republicans +25), and the start of the Gulf War (Republicans +31, independents +30 and Democrats +28). Full Story | 2. Media Trust Trends | | | | The Data: Trust in the news media differs markedly by both age and party. Forty-three percent of Americans aged 65 and older say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the mass media, compared with 26% of those under age 50. Partisan Divide: Republicans' trust is down sharply among all age groups, while older Democrats' trust has held steady. As a result, Republicans' trust in the media has declined far more than Democrats'. However, younger Democrats, particularly those aged 18 to 29, have become less trusting. Fewer than one in three young Democrats now express trust, compared with 75% of Democrats aged 65 and older. Media Insights | 3. COVID: Back to Normal? | | | | The Data: Nearly five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, less than half of Americans, 47%, say their life is “completely back to normal.” While another 13% say it is not yet normal but expect it will be eventually, 40% say it never will be. The Trend: The belief that life will never completely return to normal is the same today as when Gallup first asked this question in June 2021. Since then, many Americans have moved from anticipating normality to saying it's arrived. But a solid four in 10 (briefly expanding to 53% in 2022) believe the pandemic will have lifelong consequences for them. Latest Story | 4. Bearing the Cost of Children | | | | The Data: Working women (38%) and men (37%) in the U.S. are similarly likely to strongly agree that their organization provides them with the flexibility needed to address child care responsibilities. But working women with children are significantly more likely to consider reducing their hours, decline or delay a promotion, or consider leaving their job due to child care issues or family obligations. World Happiness Summit: These data will be presented at the World Happiness Summit® in Miami on March 15-16 — where Gallup, through its summit role as a knowledge partner, and other experts will share data-driven insights complementing the 2025 agenda with WOHASU® attendees. More on Working Women | 5. Daylight Saving: Times Up, Lights Out | | | | The Data: As March 9 saw clocks spring forward, 54% of Americans say they'd rather end daylight saving time entirely, compared with 40% who support it and 6% who are unsure. Year-Round Preference? A separate question, asked of a different subsample of Americans, asked which of three approaches they'd like to see the country follow. Most prefer having standard time the whole year, including the summer (48%) — double the number wanting to have daylight saving time year-round (24%). The least favored is switching back and forth (19%). Explore Preferences | | | |
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