The share of people in the United States who trust in the government has been steadily decreasing for both Democrats and Republicans, but was lowest amongst conservative Republicans, with only four percent of those surveyed in June 2023 stating they trust their government always or most of the time. This figure stood at 66 percent in 1972.
Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology
* Include independents and other non-partisans who “lean” toward the parties. Respondents who do not lean toward a political party and other responses on each question are not shown.
Values are taken from a variety of different polls over the period. The source does not provide specific details of the methodology, question, and sample size for each poll. Refer to the source for details of the date and who conducted each poll.
Where the source provides multiple polls for a single month, only the latest values are included.
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Pew Research Center. (September 19, 2023). Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center. "Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center. "Share of People Who Trust The Government Always or Most of The Time in The United States from 1972 to 2023, by Political Ideology." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center, Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/ (last visited October 05, 2024)
Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/