26% Trust Government To Do The Right Thing Most Of The Time

Publication Date: 05/22/2025 12:00 PM CST

26% Trust Government To Do The Right Thing Most Of The Time

Publication: 05/22/2025 12:00 PM CST

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Just 26 percent (26%) of voters trust the federal government to do the right thing most of the time. That's down from 30% right after the inauguration, but up from 22% last spring.

A Napolitan News Survey found that 43% of voters trust the government to do the right thing only some of the time, and 28% rarely or never.

It has been more than 50 years since most Americans trusted the federal government most of the time.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen May 19-20, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.