Government Is Most Important US Problem: Gallup Poll

From Gallup, "Americans Name Government as No. 1 U.S. Problem" by Justin McCarthy:

Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months. Americans' mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place.

Source: Gallup

Though issues such as terrorism, healthcare, race relations and immigration have emerged among the top problems in recent polls, government, the economy and unemployment have been the dominant problems listed by Americans for more than a year.