In a 2019 survey, 33 percent of Democrats thought that a sizable minority of elected officials break the law or abusive their powers of office in the United States. On the other hand, only eight percent of Independents thought that just a few elected officials abused their powers.
Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party
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VOX. (November 7, 2019). Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079500/number-elected-officials-americans-think-break-law-political-party/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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