Less than one quarter of Americans (22%) say there is too little government regulation of business and industry, while about half (49%) say there is too much regulation. An additional 27% say the level of regulation is about right. These attitudes have been consistent over the past five years. Prior […] Read more »
Americans’ Trust in Executive, Legislative Branches Down
Americans’ trust in each of the three branches of the federal government is at or near the lows in Gallup’s trends, dating back to the early 1970s. Americans’ trust in the legislative branch fell six percentage points this year to a new low of 28%. Trust in the executive branch […] Read more »
Trust in Federal Gov’t on International Issues at New Low
Americans’ trust in the federal government to handle international problems has fallen to a record-low 43% as President Barack Obama prepares to address the nation on Wednesday to outline his plan to deal with ISIS. Separately, 40% of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust […] Read more »
Trust in Federal Workers Nears High Post-Shutdown Levels
American confidence in federal employees has stayed close to its relatively high post-shutdown level, according to a new nationwide poll of 1,000 registered voters just released by The George Washington University Battleground Poll. Nearly three-fourths of survey respondents had “a lot” (22 percent) or “some” confidence (51 percent) in federal […] Read more »
Business and Industry Sector Images Continue to Improve
Americans’ views of 24 business and industry sectors continue to grow more positive after falling precipitously in 2008 during the Great Recession. The average net-positive rating of the 24 sectors is now +18, up from -1 in 2008, and the highest since 2003. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
The Role of Government in Race Relations Today
What should the role of government be in the arena of race and race relations in the U.S. today? This question has moved into the national conversation again after the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri. … A review of our data from last summer’s major Minority Rights and Relations poll […] Read more »