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Americans’ Views of Government: Low Trust, but Some Positive Performance Ratings
Nearly six-in-ten say government should do more to solve problems
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- Americans’ Views of Government: Low Trust, but Some Positive Performance Ratings
- Public trust in federal government near historic lows for more than a decade
- Majority of Americans say the country ‘can always find ways to solve our problems’
- Sizable gap between public’s views of government’s role and its performance
- Largest partisan gaps in views of government performance on handling public health, disasters, environment
- Since Trump’s election, Republicans are far more positive about government, Democrats more negative
- Public trust in the federal government has been low for more than a decade
- Republicans’ trust in the federal government has increased since the beginning of Trump’s term in office
- Overall feelings toward the federal government have been steady in recent years
- About a third of Democrats now say they feel angry toward the government
- Nearly six-in-ten say government should do more to solve problems
- Large partisan gap in views of size of government
- Wide partisan divides on whether govt. should play ‘major role’ on health care, the environment, poverty
- Positive views of govt. performance on terrorism, disasters; negative views on public health, poverty