The number of people who believe the U.S. government should be doing more to solve the country's problems has held relatively steady over the last few years, reaching 43 percent in a 2021 poll. In the same survey, 52 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 2021
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Statistics on Political division in the United States
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Gallup. (October 14, 2021). Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, 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 2021." Chart. October 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup. (2021). Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2021, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Gallup, October 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/