Americans' declining trust in government

Public Trust in Government: 1958-2024 | Pew Research Center

Public trust in government remains low, as it has for much of the 21st century. Roughly two-in-ten Americans say they trust the government ...

The State of Public Trust in Government 2024

Trust in government has been in decline since the 1960s. But recent years have seen distrust in both government and politicians reach near ...

Americans' declining trust in government, each other: 8 key findings

Three-quarters of Americans say that their fellow citizens' trust in the federal government has been shrinking, and 64% believe that about peoples' trust in ...

Trust in US institutions has 'never been lower' – here's why that matters

The supreme court and the presidency saw the largest drops in public confidence – by 11% and 15%, respectively. Trust also fell in the medical ...

Trust in government hits fresh lows ahead of US presidential election

Nearly two-thirds of Americans do not trust the federal government, a share that has increased over the last two years and marked a period ...

Americans' Trust in Government Remains Low - Gallup News

Both readings have edged down since 2020. Trust in local government is now at its lowest point on record - 66%. Still, Americans remain more ...

Confidence in U.S. Institutions Down; Average at New Low

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are less confident in major U.S. institutions than they were a year ago, with significant declines for 11 of ...

2023 TMPC Public Trust

Public trust in the federal government has approached near record lows.[1] As of June 2023, fewer than 2-in-10 Americans say they trust the government in ...

Poll: Americans' trust in political system at new lows - Axios

Americans' views of the US political system have reached new lows, according to a survey that reveals near-record distrust of the government.

The origins and consequences of public trust in government - PubMed

We find that negative perceptions of the economy, scandals associated with Congress, and increasing public concern about crime each lead to declining public ...

There's a toxic brew of mistrust toward U.S. institutions. It's got real ...

Fewer Americans are saying they have confidence in a host of critical groups and institutions, including scientists and medical experts, but ...

American trust in government near 'historic lows,' Pew finds

Since then, public trust has fallen to a disturbing 20 percent, “near historic lows,” according to a Pew Research Center report released this ...

Trust in government - OECD

Low trust environments are a threat to effective democratic governance in light of evolving global challenges. · Declining trust is rooted in in the public's ...

Don't Panic: Distrusting Government Is an American Tradition

Back then, a remarkable 73% of Americans affirmed their trust in government, with the number reaching an all-time high of 77% in 1964. Then came ...

Americans' Trust in Government and Health Behaviors During the ...

We find that trust in government declined during this period, with especially large declines for federal and state relative to local government.

Trust in Government - Partnership for Public Service

Only 4 in 10 Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right at least some of the time, according to a national survey.

We've Been Thinking About America's Trust Collapse All Wrong

In 2022, that number was 22 percent, and it has been languishing in that neighborhood since 2010. In 1973, amid riots, domestic terrorism, the ...

What Happens When Americans Don't Trust Institutions?

In 2022, it was at an all-time low of 27%.

Declining Youth Trust in American Institutions Shows No Signs of ...

The dip in military trust is remarkably consistent along ideological lines: 10 percentage points (32% to 22%) among self-identified liberals, 11 ...

Falling Trust in Government Makes It Harder to Solve Problems ...

It will probably come as no surprise that most Americans distrust the federal government. A new study released Monday by the Pew Research ...