The number of people who believe the U.S. government should be doing more to solve the country's problems has been steadily increasing over the last few years, reaching 47 percent in a 2019 poll. In the same survey, 49 percent of respondents believed the government was intervening in the functioning of the country too much.
Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2018
All polls held in September each year. Where multiple polls were held in September for a certain year, the latest poll was used.
Original question: "Some people think the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. Others think that government should do more to solve our country's problems. Which comes closer to your own view?"
Values do not include respondents who answered "no opinion".
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Gallup. (November 18, 2019). Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup. "Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2018." Chart. November 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup. (2019). Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup. "Share of People Who Believe The Government Should Be Doing More or Less to Solve Problems in The United States from 2000 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup, Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/ (last visited April 04, 2020)
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