Americans Name US Government, Politicians Among 2014 Top Concerns: Poll

"In 2014, four issues generated enough public concern over enough months for at least 10% of Americans, on average, to identify each of them as the nation's most important problem," the Gallup poll read. "Complaints about government leadership including President Barack Obama, the Republicans in Congress and general political conflict led the list, at 18%."

Seventeen percent of Americans said the economy was among their biggest concerns of 2014, 15 percent said it was unemployment and job and 10 percent named healthcare their top concern, according to the poll.

"The dispersion of public concern seen in 2014 may also have implications for the 2016 presidential election," the poll read. "Should it persist, the lack of a single defining public issue could make candidates' task of honing a message for the election more complex."

The 114th newly elected Congress will begin returning to Washington, DC, from winter recess this weekend and will reconvene session on Tuesday, January 6.