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Gallup reports: “For the first time in Gallup’s tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages. The increase since last year came exclusively among political independents and Democrats. Republicans’ views did not change.”

Gallup reports: Mike Huckabee tops a large list of potential GOP presidential candidates in current support for the party’s 2012 nomination, with 19% of Republicans saying they are most likely to back him. This gives Huckabee a slight edge over Mitt Romney (15%). Sarah Palin is now at 12% after receiving 16% support in three prior Gallup polls. Newt Gingrich …

Gallup’s annual President’s Day poll is out. In the eight times Gallup has asked this same “greatest president” question over the last 12 years, one of three presidents — Lincoln, Reagan, and Kennedy — has topped the list each time. Reagan was the top vote getter in 2001, 2005, and now 2011. Lincoln won in 1999, in two 2003 surveys, …

According to a Gallup survey mentioned in the Wall Street Journal, once you are making $75K/year, any further increases in your wealth don’t make you any happier. The study, which analyzed Gallup surveys of 450,000 Americans in 2008 and 2009, suggested that there were two forms of happiness: day-to-day contentment (emotional well-being) and overall “life assessment,” which means broader satisfaction …

According to a two year survey of 135 countries, Gallup estimates that 700 million adults in the world (16% of the adult population) would like to live in a different country, with about 25% naming the United States as their dream home. Canada is the second-most popular choice. The rest of the top desired destination countries (those where an estimated …

New from Gallup. (Tipped by JMG reader Alex.)

According to a Gallup poll of more than 350,000 Americans, 65% say religion is an “important part” of their daily lives. 34% say it’s not. Mississippi (85%) and Alabama (82%) are the most religious states, Vermont (42%) and New Hampshire (46%) are the least. California and New York are on the “less religious” side at 57% and 56%, respectively. The …

Note that Obama was down by 6 points just four weeks ago, versus up by 7 today. Things could easily swing back the other way. One month is forever in election time. The latest result comes from polling done Oct. 2-4 and presumably includes post-veep debate reaction.

Perhaps driven by this week’s horrific financial news, Barack Obama’s polling numbers have him back in the lead (according to Gallup, at least) for the first time in two weeks. Separate Gallup tracking shows that consumer confidence has become significantly more negative as this week progressed, signifying that Americans are clearly paying attention to the major problems facing Wall Street …

The 2008 Gallup Values and Beliefs Poll shows the nation evenly split on the moral acceptability of homosexual sex, with 48% finding it acceptable and 48% saying it’s morally wrong. In 2001, the “wrong” number was 53% and the “OK” number was 40%. Check out the other questions on the poll. (You’ll have to embiggen the image.)