The share of people in the United States who trust in the government has been steadily decreasing for both Democrats and Republicans, but was lowest amongst conservative Republicans, with only four percent of those surveyed in June 2023 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 2023, by political ideology
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Pew Research Center. (September 19, 2023). Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center. "Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center. "Share of People Who Trust The Government Always or Most of The Time in The United States from 1972 to 2023, by Political Ideology." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/
Pew Research Center, Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2023, by political ideology [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078138/trust-government-us-political-ideology/