Publication Date: 08/22/2025 11:00 AM CST
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Still Just 29% Trust the Government To Do the Right Thing a Majority of the Time

Publication: 08/22/2025 11:00 AM CST

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  • Twenty-nine percent (29%) of the voters trust the federal government to do the right thing most of the time.
    • Forty percent (40%) trust it some of the time, and 27% trust it rarely.
    • It has been over 50 years since a majority of Americans trusted the government to do the right thing a majority of the time.
  • As voters who might be insulated from the experience of everyday Americans, 50% of the voters who talk about politics nearly every day say they trust the federal government to do the right thing a majority of the time.


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Post Tags: Voter Trust

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