This statistic shows the public trend in trust and confidence in state and local government to handle problems from 1997 to 2023. According to a September 2023 survey, 70 percent of respondents had a great or fair amount of trust in their local government, while only 59 percent trusted their state government.
Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2023
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "How much trust and confidence do you have in the government of the state where you live when it comes to
handling state problems -- a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?" and "And how much trust and confidence do you have in the local governments in the area where you live when it comes to handling local problems -- a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?"
The statistic above only shows the Top-Two boxes "Great deal" and "Fair amount."
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Gallup. (October 13, 2023). Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup. "Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2023." Chart. October 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup. (2023). Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup. "Public Trust in Local and State Government to Handle Problems in The United States from 1997 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup, Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2023 [Graph], Gallup, October 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/