A majority of Americans expect positive change in 2025 in a number of key areas—including employment prospects, inflation at reasonable levels, and the United States becoming more powerful—although optimism was tempered by expectations for overall economic difficulty, much international discord, and domestic political conflict. The findings come from a Gallup poll released on Dec. 30 that found that Americans’ predictions for 2025 are generally far more optimistic than their expectations were for 2023, the last time a similar survey was conducted. The 2025 poll reflects a nuanced mixture of hope and concern regarding views about the nation’s trajectory across key sectors such as the economy, global influence, and domestic stability….