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:

The Data: Gallup first measured confidence in institutions in 1973 and has done so annually since 1993. As of June 2024, Americans express the highest confidence in small business, the military and the police. Conversely, Congress, television news and big business garner the lowest levels of public trust.

Biggest Change From 2023: The most notable shift over the past year has been an eight-percentage-point increase in the percentage of Americans who express a great deal or quite a lot of trust in the police, from 43% to 51%.

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The Data: U.S. marriage rates dating back to 1980 have declined more among Democrats than Republicans.

Deeper Dive: Demographic differences partially explain the partisan marriage gap. Those identifying with a religion are more likely to be married than the nonreligious — but, notably, even after accounting for this, there is an 18-point difference by party, with Republicans more likely to be married.

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The Data: Worldwide, adults who reported feeling lonely during a lot of the previous day were 36 points more likely to also experience sadness than those who said they did not feel lonely. They were also more likely to experience worry and stress — by 31 and 30 points, respectively — than their counterparts who did not feel a lot of loneliness.

Global Feelings: Fewer people experience loneliness than most of the other negative emotions that the World Poll tracks, which include physical pain, worry, sadness, stress and anger. But if they do experience loneliness, they are more likely to feel other negative emotions too.

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The Data: Americans remain more disapproving (48%) than approving (42%) of Israel's military action in Gaza, although disapproval has declined from a 55% reading in March.

Partisan Differences: Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats and independents to support Israel's military actions and view Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favorably.

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The Data: Last month, before the June 27 debate, 37% of Americans viewed President Joe Biden favorably and 61% unfavorably. At the same time, Vice President Kamala Harris had 34% of Americans viewing her favorably and 57% unfavorably.

Recent Comparisons: At a similar time in the reelection year of the four prior incumbent administrations — defined here as the last reading before the national political convention — the president usually held a favorable edge over the vice president, at least slightly.

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