Trust in Government

Donald Trump's four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a figure unlike any other in the nation’s history.

Majorities of adults say they would be open to participating in some parts of the process of identifying and isolating coronavirus victims, but others are reluctant to engage fully with public health authorities.

Just half of registered voters expect to know results within a day or two of Election Day, including nearly identical shares who support Trump and Biden.

Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.

The United Nations is broadly credited with promoting peace and human rights as younger adults are more supportive of cooperation with other countries.

For years, public trust in the federal government has hovered at near-record lows. That remains the case today, as the United States struggles with a pandemic and economic recession.

A majority of Americans say significant changes are needed in the "fundamental design and structure of American government."

Americans express overwhelmingly favorable opinions of federal agencies like the Postal Service, the National Park Service, NASA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) despite historically low levels of public trust in the federal government.

The more confident people are that members of powerful groups behave unethically, the less likely they are to have confidence in that group’s performance.

Members of Congress and technology leaders are rated lower in empathy, transparency and ethics; public gives higher scores to military leaders, public school principals and police officers