Americans remain largely mistrustful of the mass media as 41% currently have “a great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly.” This latest reading represents a four-percentage-point dip since last year and marks the end of improvements in […] Read more »
Partisans’ Trust in Legislative Branch Has Shifted in Past Year
Democrats are significantly more trusting, and Republicans significantly less trusting, of the legislative branch of the federal government than they were a year ago. The percentage of Democrats who have a great deal or fair amount of trust has increased from 33% to 45%, while Republican trust has shown a […] Read more »
Trust in Government to Handle Domestic Problems Still Down
Although Americans’ confidence in the government to handle domestic and international problems is up from the record lows seen around the time of the partial government shutdown in January, only views of international problems have recovered to last year’s levels. CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »
The challenging politics of climate change
… As the climate crisis becomes more serious and more obvious, Americans remain resistant to decisive and comprehensive action on climate change. … As scientific evidence about the causes of climate change has mounted and as a consensus has evolved in the scientific community, the public has remained divided and […] Read more »
Why Americans Don’t Fully Trust Many Who Hold Positions of Power and Responsibility
People invest their trust in institutions and those who have power for a variety of reasons. Researchers have found that people’s confidence in others and organizations can include their judgments about the competence, honesty and benevolence of the organizations or individuals they are assessing, as well as factors such as […] Read more »
Republicans have confidence in presidential appointees, Democrats trust career government employees
The deep differences between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to the federal government go beyond policy. Partisans have markedly different levels of confidence when it comes to the type of personnel who hold government jobs – presidential appointees or career employees. CONT. John Gramlich, Pew Read more »