U.S. trust in government by political ideology 1972-2024

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Abigail Tierney
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Oct 11, 2024

The share of people in the United States who trust in the government has been steadily decreasing for both Democrats and Republicans. However, 2024 saw an increase across all political ideologies, but remained lowest amongst conservative Republicans, with only seven percent of those surveyed inMay 2024 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 2024, by political ideology

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Statistic: Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by political ideology

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Release date

June 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

1972 to 2024

Supplementary notes

* 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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