
Public trust in government remains low. Only about one-quarter of Americans say they can trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (2%) or “most of the time” (22%).
Public trust in government near historic lows
Date | . | Individual polls | Moving average |
---|---|---|---|
4/11/2021 | PEW | 24 | 24 |
8/2/2020 | PEW | 20 | 24 |
4/12/2020 | PEW | 27 | 21 |
3/25/2019 | PEW | 17 | 17 |
12/04/2017 | PEW | 18 | 18 |
4/11/2017 | PEW | 20 | 19 |
10/04/2015 | PEW | 19 | 18 |
7/20/2014 | CNN | 14 | 19 |
2/26/2014 | PEW | 24 | 18 |
11/15/2013 | CBS/NYT | 17 | 20 |
10/13/2013 | PEW | 19 | 19 |
5/31/2013 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 20 |
2/06/2013 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 22 |
1/13/2013 | PEW | 26 | 23 |
10/31/2012 | NES | 22 | 19 |
10/19/2011 | CBS/NYT | 10 | 17 |
10/04/2011 | PEW | 20 | 15 |
9/23/2011 | CNN | 15 | 18 |
8/21/2011 | PEW | 19 | 21 |
2/28/2011 | PEW | 29 | 23 |
10/21/2010 | CBS/NYT | 22 | 23 |
10/01/2010 | CBS/NYT | 18 | 21 |
9/06/2010 | PEW | 24 | 23 |
9/01/2010 | CNN | 25 | 23 |
4/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 23 |
4/05/2010 | PEW | 25 | 22 |
3/21/2010 | PEW | 22 | 24 |
2/12/2010 | CNN | 26 | 22 |
2/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 19 | 21 |
1/10/2010 | GALLUP | 19 | 20 |
12/20/2009 | CNN | 20 | 21 |
8/31/2009 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 22 |
6/12/2009 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 23 |
12/21/2008 | CNN | 26 | 25 |
10/15/2008 | NES | 31 | 24 |
10/13/2008 | CBS/NYT | 17 | 24 |
7/09/2007 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 24 |
1/09/2007 | PEW | 31 | 28 |
10/08/2006 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 29 |
9/15/2006 | CBS/NYT | 28 | 30 |
2/05/2006 | PEW | 34 | 31 |
1/20/2006 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 33 |
1/06/2006 | GALLUP | 32 | 32 |
12/02/2005 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 32 |
9/11/2005 | PEW | 31 | 31 |
9/09/2005 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 30 |
6/19/2005 | GALLUP | 30 | 35 |
10/15/2004 | NES | 46 | 39 |
7/15/2004 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 41 |
3/21/2004 | PEW | 36 | 38 |
10/26/2003 | GALLUP | 37 | 36 |
7/27/2003 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 43 |
10/15/2002 | NES | 55 | 46 |
9/04/2002 | GALLUP | 46 | 46 |
9/02/2002 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 40 |
7/13/2002 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 40 |
6/17/2002 | GALLUP | 44 | 43 |
1/24/2002 | CBS/NYT | 46 | 46 |
12/07/2001 | CBS/NYT | 48 | 49 |
10/25/2001 | CBS/NYT | 55 | 54 |
10/06/2001 | GALLUP | 60 | 49 |
1/17/2001 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 44 |
10/31/2000 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 38 |
10/15/2000 | NES | 44 | 42 |
7/09/2000 | GALLUP | 42 | 39 |
4/02/2000 | ABC/POST | 31 | 38 |
2/14/2000 | PEW | 40 | 34 |
10/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 36 |
9/14/1999 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 33 |
5/16/1999 | PEW | 31 | 33 |
2/21/1999 | PEW | 31 | 31 |
2/12/1999 | ABC/POST | 32 | 32 |
2/04/1999 | GALLUP | 33 | 34 |
1/10/1999 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 34 |
1/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 37 |
12/01/1998 | NES | 40 | 33 |
11/15/1998 | PEW | 26 | 30 |
11/01/1998 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 26 |
10/26/1998 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 28 |
8/10/1998 | ABC/POST | 34 | 31 |
2/22/1998 | PEW | 34 | 35 |
2/01/1998 | GALLUP | 39 | 33 |
1/25/1998 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 32 |
1/19/1998 | ABC/POST | 31 | 32 |
10/31/1997 | PEW | 39 | 31 |
8/27/1997 | ABC/POST | 22 | 31 |
6/01/1997 | GALLUP | 32 | 26 |
1/14/1997 | CBS/NYT | 23 | 27 |
11/02/1996 | CBS/NYT | 25 | 27 |
10/15/1996 | NES | 33 | 28 |
5/12/1996 | GALLUP | 27 | 31 |
5/06/1996 | ABC/POST | 34 | 29 |
11/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 25 | 27 |
8/07/1995 | GALLUP | 22 | 22 |
8/05/1995 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 21 |
3/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 22 | 20 |
2/22/1995 | CBS/NYT | 18 | 21 |
12/01/1994 | NES | 22 | 21 |
10/29/1994 | CBS/NYT | 22 | 22 |
10/23/1994 | ABC/POST | 22 | 20 |
6/06/1994 | GALLUP | 17 | 19 |
1/30/1994 | GALLUP | 19 | 20 |
1/20/1994 | ABC/POST | 24 | 22 |
3/24/1993 | GALLUP | 22 | 25 |
1/17/1993 | ABC/POST | 28 | 25 |
1/14/1993 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 25 |
10/23/1992 | CBS/NYT | 22 | 25 |
10/15/1992 | NES | 29 | 25 |
6/08/1992 | GALLUP | 23 | 29 |
10/20/1991 | ABC/POST | 35 | 35 |
3/06/1991 | CBS/NYT | 47 | 42 |
3/01/1991 | ABC/POST | 45 | 46 |
1/27/1991 | ABC/POST | 46 | 40 |
12/01/1990 | NES | 28 | 33 |
10/28/1990 | CBS/NYT | 25 | 32 |
9/06/1990 | ABC/POST | 42 | 35 |
1/16/1990 | ABC/POST | 38 | 38 |
6/29/1989 | CBS/NYT | 35 | 39 |
1/15/1989 | CBS/NYT | 44 | 41 |
11/10/1988 | CBS/NYT | 44 | 43 |
10/15/1988 | NES | 41 | 41 |
1/23/1988 | ABC/POST | 39 | 40 |
10/18/1987 | CBS/NYT | 41 | 43 |
6/01/1987 | ABC/POST | 47 | 43 |
3/01/1987 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 44 |
1/21/1987 | CBS/NYT | 43 | 43 |
1/19/1987 | ABC/POST | 44 | 42 |
12/01/1986 | NES | 39 | 44 |
11/30/1986 | CBS/NYT | 49 | 43 |
9/09/1986 | ABC/POST | 40 | 44 |
1/19/1986 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 44 |
11/06/1985 | CBS/NYT | 49 | 43 |
7/29/1985 | ABC/POST | 38 | 42 |
3/21/1985 | ABC/POST | 37 | 40 |
2/27/1985 | CBS/NYT | 46 | 42 |
2/22/1985 | ABC/POST | 43 | 45 |
11/14/1984 | CBS/NYT | 46 | 44 |
10/15/1984 | NES | 44 | 41 |
12/01/1982 | NES | 33 | 39 |
11/07/1980 | CBS/NYT | 39 | 32 |
10/15/1980 | NES | 25 | 30 |
3/12/1980 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 27 |
11/03/1979 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 28 |
12/01/1978 | NES | 29 | 31 |
10/23/1977 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 32 |
4/25/1977 | CBS/NYT | 35 | 34 |
10/15/1976 | NES | 33 | 36 |
9/05/1976 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 35 |
6/15/1976 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 35 |
3/01/1976 | GALLUP | 33 | 34 |
2/08/1976 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 35 |
12/01/1974 | NES | 36 | 36 |
10/15/1972 | NES | 53 | 53 |
12/01/1970 | NES | 54 | 54 |
10/15/1968 | NES | 62 | 62 |
12/01/1966 | NES | 65 | 65 |
10/15/1964 | NES | 77 | 77 |
12/01/1958 | NES | 73 | 73 |
Pew Research Center
When the National Election Study began asking about trust in government in 1958, about three-quarters of Americans trusted the federal government to do the right thing almost always or most of the time. Trust in government began eroding during the 1960s, amid the escalation of the Vietnam War, and the decline continued in the 1970s with the Watergate scandal and worsening economic struggles. Confidence in government recovered in the mid-1980s before falling again in the mid-1990s. But as the economy grew in the late 1990s so too did confidence in government. Public trust reached a three-decade high shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but declined quickly thereafter. Since 2007, the share saying they can trust the government always or most of the time has not surpassed 30%.
Currently, 36% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they can trust government, compared with 9% of Republicans and Republican-leaners. Throughout Trump’s tenure, more Republicans than Democrats reported trusting the government, though that has flipped since Biden’s election. Since the 1970s, trust in government has been consistently higher among members of the party that controls the White House than among the opposition party. Republicans have often been more reactive than Democrats to changes in political leadership, with Republicans expressing much lower levels of trust during Democratic presidencies, while Democrats’ attitudes have tended to be somewhat more consistent, regardless of which party controls the White House. However, the GOP and Democratic shift in attitudes between the end of the Trump presidency and the early Biden presidency is roughly the same magnitude.
Trust in govt higher among members of party that controls presidency
Date | . | Democrat/Lean Dem | Republican/Lean Rep |
---|---|---|---|
4/11/2021 | PEW | 36 | 9 |
8/2/20 | PEW | 12 | 28 |
4/12/20 | PEW | 18 | 36 |
3/25/2019 | PEW | 14 | 21 |
12/04/2017 | PEW | 15 | 22 |
4/11/2017 | PEW | 15 | 28 |
10/04/2015 | PEW | 26 | 11 |
7/20/2014 | CNN | 17 | 11 |
2/26/2014 | PEW | 32 | 16 |
11/15/2013 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 8 |
10/13/2013 | PEW | 27 | 10 |
5/31/2013 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 8 |
2/06/2013 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 8 |
1/13/2013 | PEW | 37 | 15 |
10/31/2012 | NES | 29 | 16 |
10/19/2011 | CBS/NYT | 13 | 8 |
10/04/2011 | PEW | 27 | 12 |
9/23/2011 | CNN | 20 | 11 |
8/21/2011 | PEW | 25 | 13 |
3/01/2011 | PEW | 34 | 24 |
10/21/2010 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 7 |
10/01/2010 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 13 |
9/06/2010 | PEW | 35 | 13 |
9/01/2010 | CNN | 31 | 18 |
4/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 14 |
3/21/2010 | PEW | 32 | 13 |
2/12/2010 | CNN | 34 | 18 |
2/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 9 |
1/10/2010 | GALLUP | 23 | 16 |
12/20/2009 | CNN | 25 | 16 |
8/31/2009 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 12 |
6/12/2009 | CBS/NYT | 35 | 10 |
12/21/2008 | CNN | 30 | 22 |
10/15/2008 | NES | 34 | 31 |
10/13/2008 | CBS/NYT | 12 | 19 |
7/09/2007 | CBS/NYT | 18 | 31 |
1/09/2007 | PEW | 22 | 43 |
10/08/2006 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 50 |
9/15/2006 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 44 |
2/05/2006 | PEW | 20 | 53 |
1/20/2006 | CBS/NYT | 23 | 51 |
1/06/2006 | GALLUP | 20 | 44 |
12/02/2005 | CBS/NYT | 19 | 52 |
9/11/2005 | PEW | 19 | 49 |
9/09/2005 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 42 |
6/19/2005 | GALLUP | 24 | 36 |
10/15/2004 | NES | 35 | 61 |
3/21/2004 | PEW | 24 | 55 |
10/26/2003 | GALLUP | 35 | 42 |
7/27/2003 | CBS/NYT | 25 | 51 |
10/15/2002 | NES | 52 | 63 |
9/04/2002 | GALLUP | 38 | 55 |
9/02/2002 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 52 |
7/13/2002 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 45 |
6/17/2002 | GALLUP | 33 | 55 |
1/24/2002 | CBS/NYT | 39 | 56 |
12/07/2001 | CBS/NYT | 39 | 60 |
10/25/2001 | CBS/NYT | 47 | 70 |
10/06/2001 | GALLUP | 52 | 68 |
1/17/2001 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 38 |
10/15/2000 | NES | 48 | 43 |
7/09/2000 | GALLUP | 42 | 41 |
4/02/2000 | ABC/POST | 38 | 24 |
2/14/2000 | PEW | 46 | 37 |
10/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 27 |
9/14/1999 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 35 |
5/16/1999 | PEW | 36 | 30 |
2/21/1999 | PEW | 35 | 25 |
2/12/1999 | ABC/POST | 41 | 21 |
2/04/1999 | GALLUP | 38 | 29 |
1/10/1999 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 33 |
1/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 29 |
12/01/1998 | NES | 45 | 35 |
11/19/1998 | PEW | 31 | 23 |
11/01/1998 | CBS/NYT | 28 | 22 |
10/26/1998 | CBS/NYT | 28 | 25 |
8/10/1998 | ABC/POST | 40 | 30 |
2/22/1998 | PEW | 42 | 28 |
2/01/1998 | GALLUP | 52 | 26 |
1/25/1998 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 22 |
10/31/1997 | PEW | 46 | 32 |
6/01/1997 | GALLUP | 39 | 25 |
1/14/1997 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 20 |
11/02/1996 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 20 |
10/15/1996 | NES | 40 | 27 |
5/12/1996 | GALLUP | 32 | 20 |
5/06/1996 | ABC/POST | 41 | 35 |
11/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 27 | 26 |
8/07/1995 | GALLUP | 24 | 21 |
8/05/1995 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 20 |
3/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 27 | 20 |
2/22/1995 | CBS/NYT | 18 | 19 |
12/01/1994 | NES | 26 | 18 |
10/29/1994 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 19 |
10/23/1994 | ABC/POST | 27 | 16 |
6/06/1994 | GALLUP | 23 | 11 |
1/30/1994 | GALLUP | 25 | 14 |
1/20/1994 | ABC/POST | 30 | 18 |
3/24/1993 | GALLUP | 32 | 11 |
1/17/1993 | ABC/POST | 32 | 25 |
1/14/1993 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 21 |
10/23/1992 | CBS/NYT | 17 | 31 |
10/15/1992 | NES | 31 | 34 |
6/08/1992 | GALLUP | 17 | 31 |
10/20/1991 | ABC/POST | 31 | 41 |
3/06/1991 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 56 |
3/01/1991 | ABC/POST | 41 | 52 |
12/01/1990 | NES | 26 | 32 |
10/28/1990 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 31 |
9/06/1990 | ABC/POST | 37 | 48 |
1/16/1990 | ABC/POST | 32 | 46 |
6/29/1989 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 45 |
1/15/1989 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 54 |
11/10/1988 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 58 |
10/15/1988 | NES | 35 | 51 |
1/23/1988 | ABC/POST | 31 | 51 |
10/18/1987 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 47 |
6/01/1987 | ABC/POST | 38 | 59 |
3/01/1987 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 54 |
1/21/1987 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 51 |
1/19/1987 | ABC/POST | 39 | 51 |
12/01/1986 | NES | 31 | 53 |
11/30/1986 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 63 |
9/09/1986 | ABC/POST | 30 | 51 |
1/19/1986 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 51 |
11/06/1985 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 59 |
7/29/1985 | ABC/POST | 30 | 48 |
3/21/1985 | ABC/POST | 29 | 49 |
2/22/1985 | ABC/POST | 30 | 62 |
11/14/1984 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 59 |
10/15/1984 | NES | 41 | 50 |
12/01/1982 | NES | 32 | 41 |
11/07/1980 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 42 |
10/15/1980 | NES | 31 | 23 |
3/12/1980 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 22 |
11/03/1979 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 28 |
12/01/1978 | NES | 33 | 26 |
10/23/1977 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 25 |
4/25/1977 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 34 |
10/15/1976 | NES | 30 | 42 |
9/05/1976 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 45 |
6/15/1976 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 36 |
3/01/1976 | GALLUP | 31 | 40 |
12/01/1974 | NES | 36 | 38 |
10/15/1972 | NES | 48 | 62 |
12/01/1970 | NES | 52 | 61 |
10/15/1968 | NES | 66 | 60 |
12/01/1966 | NES | 71 | 54 |
10/15/1964 | NES | 80 | 73 |
12/01/1958 | NES | 71 | 79 |
Pew Research Center
Trust in government by party and ideology
Date | . | Liberal Dem/Lean Dem | Cons-Moderate Dem/Lean Dem | Moderate-Lib Rep/Lean Rep | Conservative Rep/Lean Rep |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/11/2021 | PEW | 31 | 40 | 16 | 5 |
8/2/20 | PEW | 8 | 16 | 31 | 27 |
4/12/20 | PEW | 12 | 22 | 37 | 37 |
3/25/2019 | PEW | 13 | 15 | 21 | 20 |
12/04/2017 | PEW | 15 | 16 | 26 | 20 |
4/11/2017 | PEW | 15 | 16 | 32 | 26 |
10/04/2015 | PEW | 28 | 25 | 14 | 9 |
7/20/2014 | CNN | 19 | 16 | 15 | 7 |
2/26/2014 | PEW | 31 | 33 | 21 | 13 |
11/15/2013 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
10/13/2013 | PEW | 25 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
5/31/2013 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 30 | 16 | 4 |
2/06/2013 | CBS/NYT | 35 | 34 | 9 | 7 |
1/13/2013 | PEW | 34 | 37 | 17 | 14 |
10/31/2012 | NES | 26 | 32 | 18 | 15 |
10/19/2011 | CBS/NYT | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
10/04/2011 | PEW | 30 | 25 | 14 | 9 |
9/23/2011 | CNN | 30 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
8/21/2011 | PEW | 26 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
3/01/2011 | PEW | 36 | 33 | 32 | 18 |
10/21/2010 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 35 | 12 | 4 |
10/01/2010 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 22 | 10 | 16 |
9/06/2010 | PEW | 39 | 31 | 19 | 10 |
9/01/2010 | CNN | 36 | 30 | 28 | 11 |
4/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 21 | 23 | 7 |
3/21/2010 | PEW | 36 | 31 | 19 | 11 |
2/12/2010 | CNN | 36 | 34 | 25 | 9 |
2/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 32 | 13 | 7 |
1/10/2010 | GALLUP | 29 | 22 | 20 | 12 |
12/20/2009 | CNN | 31 | 23 | 18 | 13 |
8/31/2009 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 30 | 14 | 10 |
6/12/2009 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 34 | 13 | 8 |
12/21/2008 | CNN | 36 | 28 | 28 | 17 |
10/15/2008 | NES | 37 | 34 | 48 | 28 |
10/13/2008 | CBS/NYT | 16 | 12 | 26 | 12 |
7/09/2007 | CBS/NYT | 14 | 21 | 38 | 28 |
1/09/2007 | PEW | 15 | 25 | 41 | 45 |
10/08/2006 | CBS/NYT | 14 | 22 | 50 | 51 |
9/15/2006 | CBS/NYT | 11 | 23 | 44 | 44 |
2/05/2006 | PEW | 13 | 23 | 52 | 54 |
1/20/2006 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 21 | 52 | 50 |
1/06/2006 | GALLUP | 10 | 26 | 33 | 56 |
12/02/2005 | CBS/NYT | 16 | 21 | 60 | 47 |
9/11/2005 | PEW | 13 | 22 | 39 | 54 |
9/09/2005 | CBS/NYT | 12 | 26 | 46 | 41 |
6/19/2005 | GALLUP | 25 | 24 | 31 | 41 |
10/15/2004 | NES | 24 | 39 | 63 | 59 |
3/21/2004 | PEW | 23 | 24 | 53 | 56 |
10/26/2003 | GALLUP | 23 | 39 | 31 | 52 |
7/27/2003 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 27 | 55 | 47 |
10/15/2002 | NES | 53 | 56 | 66 | 61 |
9/04/2002 | GALLUP | 31 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
9/02/2002 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 32 | 55 | 53 |
7/13/2002 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 33 | 50 | 42 |
6/17/2002 | GALLUP | 30 | 36 | 59 | 55 |
1/24/2002 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 39 | 58 | 54 |
12/07/2001 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 43 | 61 | 58 |
10/06/2001 | GALLUP | 46 | 55 | 66 | 69 |
1/17/2001 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 24 | 41 | 33 |
10/15/2000 | NES | 58 | 52 | 54 | 44 |
7/09/2000 | GALLUP | 41 | 42 | 50 | 35 |
4/02/2000 | ABC/POST | 38 | 39 | 28 | 20 |
10/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 33 | 29 | 24 |
9/14/1999 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 45 | 42 | 27 |
2/12/1999 | ABC/POST | 40 | 43 | 26 | 16 |
2/04/1999 | GALLUP | 36 | 40 | 33 | 27 |
1/10/1999 | CBS/NYT | 39 | 44 | 40 | 28 |
1/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 39 | 31 | 26 |
12/01/1998 | NES | 45 | 46 | 39 | 34 |
11/01/1998 | CBS/NYT | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 |
10/26/1998 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 28 | 22 | 26 |
8/10/1998 | ABC/POST | 38 | 35 | 24 | 27 |
2/01/1998 | GALLUP | 55 | 52 | 33 | 23 |
1/25/1998 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 31 | 24 | 19 |
6/01/1997 | GALLUP | 41 | 38 | 31 | 21 |
1/14/1997 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 28 | 25 | 14 |
11/02/1996 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 32 | 21 | 19 |
10/15/1996 | NES | 38 | 39 | 30 | 25 |
5/12/1996 | GALLUP | 25 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
5/06/1996 | ABC/POST | 41 | 41 | 39 | 33 |
11/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
8/07/1995 | GALLUP | 16 | 27 | 17 | 25 |
8/05/1995 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
3/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 24 | 28 | 22 | 17 |
2/22/1995 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 18 | 22 | 17 |
12/01/1994 | NES | 22 | 28 | 21 | 16 |
10/29/1994 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 27 | 23 | 15 |
10/23/1994 | ABC/POST | 32 | 25 | 22 | 11 |
6/06/1994 | GALLUP | 16 | 26 | 15 | 9 |
1/30/1994 | GALLUP | 20 | 27 | 18 | 12 |
1/20/1994 | ABC/POST | 26 | 31 | 25 | 10 |
1/17/1993 | ABC/POST | 30 | 33 | 28 | 22 |
1/14/1993 | CBS/NYT | 17 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
10/23/1992 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 15 | 30 | 32 |
10/15/1992 | NES | 26 | 33 | 37 | 31 |
6/08/1992 | GALLUP | 13 | 19 | 31 | 30 |
10/20/1991 | ABC/POST | 25 | 33 | 42 | 39 |
3/06/1991 | CBS/NYT | 46 | 39 | 57 | 56 |
3/01/1991 | ABC/POST | 39 | 41 | 54 | 50 |
12/01/1990 | NES | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 |
9/06/1990 | ABC/POST | 34 | 39 | 49 | 45 |
1/16/1990 | ABC/POST | 28 | 34 | 50 | 39 |
6/29/1989 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 27 | 38 | 55 |
1/15/1989 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 38 | 56 | 54 |
11/10/1988 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 40 | 65 | 52 |
10/15/1988 | NES | 34 | 35 | 52 | 51 |
1/23/1988 | ABC/POST | 30 | 31 | 54 | 49 |
10/18/1987 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 37 | 47 | 49 |
6/01/1987 | ABC/POST | 34 | 41 | 60 | 55 |
1/21/1987 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 37 | 54 | 48 |
1/19/1987 | ABC/POST | 37 | 38 | 52 | 51 |
12/01/1986 | NES | 25 | 36 | 53 | 53 |
9/09/1986 | ABC/POST | 25 | 34 | 55 | 44 |
1/19/1986 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 38 | 51 | 52 |
11/06/1985 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 43 | 60 | 56 |
7/29/1985 | ABC/POST | 26 | 33 | 53 | 41 |
3/21/1985 | ABC/POST | 27 | 29 | 52 | 48 |
2/22/1985 | ABC/POST | 28 | 33 | 62 | 63 |
10/15/1984 | NES | 34 | 47 | 52 | 46 |
12/01/1982 | NES | 29 | 35 | 48 | 38 |
11/07/1980 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 42 | 44 | 41 |
10/15/1980 | NES | 34 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
3/12/1980 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 29 | 25 | 18 |
11/03/1979 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
12/01/1978 | NES | 38 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
10/23/1977 | CBS/NYT | 41 | 41 | 32 | 16 |
4/25/1977 | CBS/NYT | 41 | 38 | 33 | 36 |
10/15/1976 | NES | 27 | 34 | 49 | 41 |
9/05/1976 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 42 | 45 | 45 |
6/15/1976 | CBS/NYT | 35 | 35 | 39 | 34 |
12/01/1974 | NES | 36 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
10/15/1972 | NES | 44 | 53 | 62 | 66 |
Pew Research Center
Historically there have been modest differences between generational groups in trust in government and that remains the case today.
Trust in government by generation
Date | . | Greatest | Silent | Boomer | Gen X | Millennial | Gen Z |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/11/2021 | PEW | 24 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 17 | |
8/2/20 | PEW | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
4/12/20 | PEW | 38 | 32 | 27 | 20 | ||
3/25/2019 | PEW | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | ||
12/4/2017 | PEW | 18 | 14 | 17 | 15 | ||
4/11/2017 | PEW | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | ||
10/4/2015 | PEW | 16 | 14 | 19 | 24 | ||
7/20/2014 | CNN | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | ||
2/26/2014 | PEW | 24 | 21 | 24 | 27 | ||
11/15/2013 | CBS/NYT | 13 | 16 | 15 | 21 | ||
10/13/2013 | PEW | 16 | 17 | 16 | 26 | ||
5/31/2013 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 15 | 18 | 29 | ||
2/6/2013 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 19 | 18 | 24 | ||
1/13/2013 | PEW | 23 | 23 | 24 | 32 | ||
10/19/2011 | CBS/NYT | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | ||
10/4/2011 | PEW | 16 | 16 | 19 | 26 | ||
9/23/2011 | CNN | 8 | 10 | 16 | 25 | ||
8/21/2011 | PEW | 15 | 16 | 17 | 25 | ||
3/14/2011 | PEW | 25 | 29 | 26 | 34 | ||
10/21/2010 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 17 | 27 | 23 | ||
10/1/2010 | CBS/NYT | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | ||
9/6/2010 | PEW | 22 | 20 | 25 | 29 | ||
9/1/2010 | CNN | 21 | 23 | 23 | |||
4/5/2010 | CBS/NYT | 14 | 14 | 26 | |||
4/1/2010 | PEW | 22 | 22 | 20 | 37 | ||
3/21/2010 | PEW | 18 | 18 | 23 | 32 | ||
2/12/2010 | CNN | 26 | 25 | 25 | "" | ||
2/5/2010 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 18 | 26 | "" | ||
1/10/2010 | GALLUP | 16 | 14 | 19 | 32 | ||
12/20/2009 | CNN | 21 | 17 | 19 | |||
8/31/2009 | CBS/NYT | 16 | 18 | 21 | 43 | ||
6/12/2009 | CBS/NYT | 14 | 22 | 22 | |||
12/21/2008 | CNN | 23 | 26 | 21 | |||
10/15/2008 | NES | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | ||
10/13/2008 | CBS/NYT | 14 | 11 | 14 | |||
7/9/2007 | CBS/NYT | 14 | 19 | 26 | 39 | ||
1/9/2007 | PEW | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | ||
10/8/2006 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 25 | 34 | |||
9/15/2006 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 25 | 31 | |||
2/5/2006 | PEW | 32 | 32 | 38 | 32 | ||
1/20/2006 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 29 | 31 | |||
1/6/2006 | GALLUP | 29 | 30 | 33 | |||
12/2/2005 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 29 | 36 | |||
9/11/2005 | PEW | 31 | 30 | 34 | |||
9/9/2005 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 23 | 35 | |||
6/19/2005 | GALLUP | 31 | 25 | 37 | |||
10/15/2004 | NES | 48 | 49 | 42 | 43 | ||
3/21/2004 | PEW | 35 | 37 | 34 | 44 | ||
10/26/2003 | GALLUP | 34 | 36 | 38 | |||
7/27/2003 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 36 | 37 | |||
10/15/2002 | NES | 59 | 55 | 52 | |||
9/4/2002 | GALLUP | 35 | 47 | 51 | |||
9/2/2002 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 34 | 42 | |||
7/13/2002 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 35 | 42 | |||
6/17/2002 | GALLUP | 41 | 44 | 47 | |||
1/24/2002 | CBS/NYT | 41 | 45 | 50 | |||
12/7/2001 | CBS/NYT | 45 | 48 | 51 | |||
10/25/2001 | CBS/NYT | 49 | 56 | 56 | |||
10/6/2001 | GALLUP | 51 | 59 | 62 | |||
1/17/2001 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 31 | 33 | |||
10/15/2000 | NES | 57 | 50 | 39 | 43 | ||
7/9/2000 | GALLUP | 40 | 39 | 44 | |||
4/2/2000 | ABC/POST | 30 | 26 | 33 | |||
10/3/1999 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 33 | 33 | |||
9/14/1999 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 36 | 36 | 41 | ||
2/12/1999 | ABC/POST | 29 | 31 | 36 | |||
2/4/1999 | GALLUP | 35 | 32 | ||||
1/10/1999 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 35 | 33 | 43 | ||
1/3/1999 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 31 | 32 | 37 | ||
12/1/1998 | NES | 36 | 34 | 38 | 49 | ||
11/1/1998 | CBS/NYT | 22 | 22 | 27 | 24 | ||
10/26/1998 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 27 | 28 | |||
8/10/1998 | ABC/POST | 26 | 34 | 37 | |||
2/1/1998 | GALLUP | 37 | 29 | 45 | |||
1/25/1998 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 25 | 27 | |||
10/31/1997 | PEW | 39 | 36 | 39 | |||
6/1/1997 | GALLUP | 32 | 30 | 37 | |||
1/14/1997 | CBS/NYT | 25 | 22 | 21 | 27 | ||
11/2/1996 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 24 | 23 | 27 | ||
10/15/1996 | NES | 37 | 34 | 32 | 31 | ||
5/12/1996 | GALLUP | 35 | 19 | 23 | 35 | ||
5/6/1996 | ABC/POST | 40 | 33 | 29 | 40 | ||
11/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 28 | 18 | 26 | 28 | ||
8/7/1995 | GALLUP | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||
8/5/1995 | CBS/NYT | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | ||
3/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | ||
2/22/1995 | CBS/NYT | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | ||
12/1/1994 | NES | 28 | 20 | 20 | 24 | ||
10/29/1994 | CBS/NYT | 25 | 19 | 20 | 24 | ||
10/23/1994 | ABC/POST | 28 | 21 | 21 | 19 | ||
6/6/1994 | GALLUP | 13 | 14 | 14 | 26 | ||
1/30/1994 | GALLUP | 19 | 19 | 17 | 25 | ||
1/20/1994 | ABC/POST | 32 | 23 | 21 | 24 | ||
3/24/1993 | GALLUP | 28 | 21 | 19 | 26 | ||
1/17/1993 | ABC/POST | 25 | 28 | 25 | 35 | ||
1/14/1993 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 25 | 20 | 26 | ||
10/23/1992 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 18 | 22 | 29 | ||
10/15/1992 | NES | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | ||
6/8/1992 | GALLUP | 21 | 11 | 26 | 30 | ||
10/20/1991 | ABC/POST | 31 | 31 | 36 | 42 | ||
3/6/1991 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 40 | 50 | 58 | ||
3/1/1991 | ABC/POST | 38 | 41 | 45 | 58 | ||
12/1/1990 | NES | 27 | 27 | 27 | 36 | ||
10/28/1990 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 22 | 25 | 34 | ||
9/6/1990 | ABC/POST | 37 | 41 | 42 | 51 | ||
1/16/1990 | ABC/POST | 37 | 34 | 38 | 48 | ||
6/29/1989 | CBS/NYT | 28 | 37 | 36 | 38 | ||
1/15/1989 | CBS/NYT | 42 | 37 | 46 | 52 | ||
11/10/1988 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 40 | 47 | 47 | ||
10/15/1988 | NES | 41 | 43 | 39 | 42 | ||
1/23/1988 | ABC/POST | 33 | 32 | 42 | 58 | ||
10/18/1987 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 39 | 46 | |||
6/1/1987 | ABC/POST | 45 | 46 | 48 | 57 | ||
3/1/1987 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 36 | 46 | |||
1/21/1987 | CBS/NYT | 39 | 37 | 46 | 56 | ||
1/19/1987 | ABC/POST | 43 | 41 | 43 | |||
12/1/1986 | NES | 40 | 40 | 38 | 31 | ||
11/30/1986 | CBS/NYT | 47 | 45 | 48 | |||
9/9/1986 | ABC/POST | 37 | 35 | 43 | |||
1/19/1986 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 43 | 44 | |||
11/6/1985 | CBS/NYT | 50 | 46 | 48 | |||
7/29/1985 | ABC/POST | 36 | 32 | 41 | |||
3/21/1985 | ABC/POST | 38 | 34 | 39 | |||
2/22/1985 | ABC/POST | 38 | 39 | 45 | |||
10/15/1984 | NES | 42 | 41 | 47 | |||
12/1/1982 | NES | 33 | 31 | 34 | |||
11/7/1980 | CBS/NYT | 38 | 40 | 38 | |||
10/15/1980 | NES | 26 | 22 | 27 | |||
3/12/1980 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 24 | 28 | |||
12/1/1978 | NES | 26 | 29 | 32 | |||
10/15/1976 | NES | 31 | 32 | 38 | |||
3/1/1976 | GALLUP | 32 | 31 | 35 | |||
12/1/1974 | NES | 32 | 36 | 43 | |||
10/15/1972 | NES | 49 | 57 | 56 | |||
12/1/1970 | NES | 50 | 59 | 59 | |||
10/15/1968 | NES | 55 | 71 | 73 | |||
12/1/1966 | NES | 62 | 72 | ||||
10/15/1964 | NES | 74 | 82 | ||||
12/1/1958 | NES | 72 | 77 |
Pew Research Center
Black Americans’ trust in government is now substantially higher that it was last year (15% then, 37% now), while views among White and Hispanic adults have seen less change over this period. As was the case under the Obama and Clinton administrations, Black and Hispanic adults now express more trust in the government to do the right thing than do White adults. Asian American trust in government also is now substantially higher than White trust in government. During the Republican presidencies of Reagan, G.W. Bush and Trump, White Americans were substantially more likely than Black Americans to express trust in the federal government.
Trust in government by race and ethnicity
Date | . | Hispanic | Black | White | Asian |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/11/2021 | PEW | 36 | 37 | 18 | 29 |
8/2/2020 | PEW | 28 | 15 | 18 | 27 |
4/12/20 | PEW | 29 | 27 | 26 | |
3/25/2019 | PEW | 28 | 9 | 17 | |
12/04/2017 | PEW | 23 | 15 | 17 | |
4/11/2017 | PEW | 24 | 13 | 20 | |
10/04/2015 | PEW | 28 | 23 | 15 | |
7/20/2014 | CNN | 9 | |||
2/26/2014 | PEW | 33 | 26 | 22 | |
11/15/2013 | CBS/NYT | 12 | |||
10/13/2013 | PEW | 21 | 24 | 17 | |
5/31/2013 | CBS/NYT | 15 | |||
2/06/2013 | CBS/NYT | 39 | 15 | ||
1/13/2013 | PEW | 44 | 38 | 20 | |
10/31/2012 | NES | 38 | 38 | 16 | |
10/19/2011 | CBS/NYT | 15 | 15 | 8 | |
10/04/2011 | PEW | 29 | 25 | 17 | |
9/23/2011 | CNN | 10 | |||
8/21/2011 | PEW | 28 | 35 | 15 | |
3/01/2011 | PEW | 28 | 25 | 30 | |
10/21/2010 | CBS/NYT | 40 | 15 | ||
10/01/2010 | CBS/NYT | 17 | |||
9/06/2010 | PEW | 37 | 37 | 20 | |
9/01/2010 | CNN | 21 | |||
4/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 18 | |||
3/21/2010 | PEW | 26 | 37 | 20 | |
2/12/2010 | CNN | 22 | |||
2/05/2010 | CBS/NYT | 16 | |||
1/10/2010 | GALLUP | 16 | |||
12/20/2009 | CNN | 21 | 18 | ||
8/31/2009 | CBS/NYT | 21 | |||
6/12/2009 | CBS/NYT | 16 | |||
12/21/2008 | CNN | 22 | |||
10/15/2008 | NES | 34 | 28 | 30 | |
10/13/2008 | CBS/NYT | 18 | |||
7/09/2007 | CBS/NYT | 11 | 25 | ||
1/09/2007 | PEW | 35 | 20 | 32 | |
10/08/2006 | CBS/NYT | 31 | |||
9/15/2006 | CBS/NYT | 31 | |||
2/05/2006 | PEW | 26 | 36 | ||
1/20/2006 | CBS/NYT | 19 | 34 | ||
1/06/2006 | GALLUP | 33 | |||
12/02/2005 | CBS/NYT | 35 | |||
9/11/2005 | PEW | 12 | 32 | ||
9/09/2005 | CBS/NYT | 12 | 29 | ||
6/19/2005 | GALLUP | 32 | |||
10/15/2004 | NES | 34 | 50 | ||
3/21/2004 | PEW | 17 | 41 | ||
10/26/2003 | GALLUP | 39 | |||
7/27/2003 | CBS/NYT | 19 | 37 | ||
10/15/2002 | NES | 41 | 58 | ||
9/04/2002 | GALLUP | 46 | |||
9/02/2002 | CBS/NYT | 39 | |||
7/13/2002 | CBS/NYT | 39 | |||
6/17/2002 | GALLUP | 48 | |||
1/24/2002 | CBS/NYT | 48 | |||
12/07/2001 | CBS/NYT | 51 | |||
10/25/2001 | CBS/NYT | 60 | |||
10/06/2001 | GALLUP | 61 | |||
1/17/2001 | CBS/NYT | 33 | |||
10/15/2000 | NES | 32 | 46 | ||
7/09/2000 | GALLUP | 41 | |||
4/02/2000 | ABC/POST | 28 | |||
2/14/2000 | PEW | 36 | 40 | ||
10/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 28 | |||
9/14/1999 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 39 | ||
5/16/1999 | PEW | 28 | 31 | ||
2/21/1999 | PEW | 32 | 31 | ||
2/12/1999 | ABC/POST | 32 | |||
2/04/1999 | GALLUP | 33 | |||
1/10/1999 | CBS/NYT | 37 | 35 | ||
1/03/1999 | CBS/NYT | 39 | 31 | ||
12/01/1998 | NES | 57 | 36 | 38 | |
11/19/1998 | PEW | 27 | 26 | ||
11/01/1998 | CBS/NYT | 29 | 22 | ||
10/26/1998 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 25 | ||
8/10/1998 | ABC/POST | 33 | |||
2/22/1998 | PEW | 42 | 33 | ||
2/01/1998 | GALLUP | 36 | |||
1/25/1998 | CBS/NYT | 25 | |||
10/31/1997 | PEW | 39 | 38 | ||
6/01/1997 | GALLUP | 31 | 32 | ||
1/14/1997 | CBS/NYT | 15 | 24 | ||
11/02/1996 | CBS/NYT | 31 | 30 | 24 | |
10/15/1996 | NES | 35 | 32 | ||
5/12/1996 | GALLUP | 24 | |||
5/06/1996 | ABC/POST | 34 | |||
11/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 26 | |||
8/07/1995 | GALLUP | 22 | |||
8/05/1995 | CBS/NYT | 24 | 19 | ||
3/19/1995 | ABC/POST | 27 | 21 | ||
2/22/1995 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 17 | ||
12/01/1994 | NES | 22 | 20 | ||
10/29/1994 | CBS/NYT | 16 | 22 | ||
10/23/1994 | ABC/POST | 21 | |||
6/06/1994 | GALLUP | 15 | |||
1/30/1994 | GALLUP | 17 | |||
1/20/1994 | ABC/POST | 34 | 21 | ||
3/24/1993 | GALLUP | 20 | |||
1/17/1993 | ABC/POST | 45 | 25 | ||
1/14/1993 | CBS/NYT | 22 | 24 | ||
10/23/1992 | CBS/NYT | 21 | 23 | ||
10/15/1992 | NES | 37 | 27 | 28 | |
6/08/1992 | GALLUP | 23 | |||
10/20/1991 | ABC/POST | 29 | 36 | ||
3/06/1991 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 49 | ||
3/01/1991 | ABC/POST | 35 | 46 | ||
12/01/1990 | NES | 39 | 22 | 27 | |
10/28/1990 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 25 | ||
9/06/1990 | ABC/POST | 39 | 43 | ||
1/16/1990 | ABC/POST | 35 | 38 | ||
6/29/1989 | CBS/NYT | 26 | 36 | ||
1/15/1989 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 46 | ||
11/10/1988 | CBS/NYT | 33 | 45 | ||
10/15/1988 | NES | 25 | 43 | ||
1/23/1988 | ABC/POST | 29 | 41 | ||
10/18/1987 | CBS/NYT | 32 | 41 | ||
6/01/1987 | ABC/POST | 34 | 49 | ||
3/01/1987 | CBS/NYT | 20 | 45 | ||
1/21/1987 | CBS/NYT | 27 | 46 | ||
1/19/1987 | ABC/POST | 31 | 47 | ||
12/01/1986 | NES | 21 | 42 | ||
11/30/1986 | CBS/NYT | 23 | 52 | ||
9/09/1986 | ABC/POST | 26 | 42 | ||
1/19/1986 | CBS/NYT | 22 | 45 | ||
11/06/1985 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 52 | ||
7/29/1985 | ABC/POST | 22 | 40 | ||
3/21/1985 | ABC/POST | 29 | 40 | ||
2/22/1985 | ABC/POST | 24 | 46 | ||
10/15/1984 | NES | 33 | 46 | ||
12/01/1982 | NES | 26 | 34 | ||
11/07/1980 | CBS/NYT | 30 | 40 | ||
10/15/1980 | NES | 26 | 25 | ||
3/12/1980 | CBS/NYT | 35 | 24 | ||
11/03/1979 | CBS/NYT | 36 | 29 | ||
12/01/1978 | NES | 29 | 29 | ||
10/23/1977 | CBS/NYT | 28 | 34 | ||
4/25/1977 | CBS/NYT | 34 | 35 | ||
10/15/1976 | NES | 22 | 35 | ||
6/15/1976 | CBS/NYT | 35 | 34 | ||
3/01/1976 | GALLUP | 23 | 34 | ||
12/01/1974 | NES | 19 | 38 | ||
10/15/1972 | NES | 32 | 56 | ||
12/01/1970 | NES | 40 | 55 | ||
10/15/1968 | NES | 62 | 61 | ||
12/01/1966 | NES | 65 | 65 | ||
10/15/1964 | NES | 77 | 77 | ||
12/01/1958 | NES | 62 | 74 |
Pew Research Center
Sources: Pew Research Center, National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/Washington Post, CBS/New York Times, and CNN Polls. Data from 2020 and later come from Pew Research Center’s online American Trends Panel; prior data from telephone surveys. Question wording can be found here. See 2019 report for more details on changes in survey mode. More information on the Pew Research Center’s polling methodology can be found here For party, generation and race/ethnicity analysis, selected datasets obtained from searches of the iPOLL Databank provided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. White, Black and Asian American adults include those who report being one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race. Asian adults interviewed in English only.
AP United States Government and Politics
American education course and exam
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics (often shortened to AP Gov) is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program. This course surveys the structure and function of American government and politics that begins with an analysis of the United States Constitution, the foundation of the American political system. Students study the three branches of government, administrative agencies that support each branch, the role of political behavior in the democratic process, rules governing elections, political culture, and the workings of political parties and interest groups.[1]
Topic outline[edit]
The material in the course is composed of multiple subjects from the Constitutional roots of the United States to recent developments in civil rights and liberties. The AP United States Government examination covers roughly six subjects listed below in approximate percentage composition of the examination.[2]
Foundations of American Democracy (15-22%)[edit]
Interactions Among Branches of Government (25-36%)[edit]
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (13-18%)[edit]
American Political Ideologies and Beliefs (10–15%)[edit]
Political Participation (20-27%)[edit]
- Political parties and elections
- Functions
- Organization
- Development
- Effects on the political process
- Electoral laws and systems
- Interest groups, including political action committees (PACs)
- The range of interests represented
- The activities of interest groups
- The effects of interest groups on the political process
- The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process
- The mass media
- The functions and structures of the media
- The impact of media on politics
Public Policy (Part of the Units, embedded within all 5 units)[edit]
Required Supreme Court cases and Foundation Documents[edit]
Supreme Court cases[edit]
Starting from 2019 Administration of the Test, the College Board requires students to know 15 Supreme Court cases.[3] These 15 Supreme Court case are listed below:
Supreme Court case | Year | Significance | Law Applied |
---|---|---|---|
McCulloch v. Maryland | 1819 | Established supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state laws | U.S. Const.art. I, § 8, cl. 1, 18 |
United States v. Lopez | 1995 | Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime | U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 3 |
Engel v. Vitale | 1962 | School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause | U.S. Const. amend. I |
Wisconsin v. Yoder | 1972 | Compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade violates the free exercise clause | U.S. Const. amend. I; Wis. Stat. § 118.15 (Wisconsin Compulsory School Attendance Law) |
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District | 1969 | Public school students have the right to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War | U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV; 42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
New York Times Co. v. United States | 1971 | Bolstered the freedom of the press, establishing a “heavy presumption against prior restraint” even in cases involving national security | U.S. Const. amend. I |
Schenck v. United States | 1919 | Speech creating a “clear and present danger” is not protected by the First Amendment | U.S. Const. amend. I; 50 U.S.C. § 33 |
Gideon v. Wainwright | 1963 | Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case | U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV |
Roe v. Wade | 1973 | Extended the right of privacy to a woman's decision to have an abortion | U.S. Const. amends. IX, XIV; Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 1191–1194, 1196 |
McDonald v. Chicago | 2010 | The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states | U.S. Const. amend. II, XIV |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | Race-based school segregation violates the equal protection clause | U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission | 2010 | Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment | U.S. Const. amend. I, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act |
Baker v. Carr | 1961 | Opened the door to equal protection challenges to redistricting and the development of the “one person, one vote” doctrine by ruling that challenges to redistricting did not raise “political questions” that would keep federal courts from reviewing such challenges | U.S. Const. amend. XIV; U.S. Const. art. III; 42 U.S.C. § 1983; Tenn. Const. art. II |
Shaw v. Reno | 1993 | Majority-minority districts, created under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, may be constitutionally challenged by voters if race is the only factor used in creating the district | N/A |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | Established the principle of judicial review empowering the Supreme Court to nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates the Constitution | U.S. Const. art. I; U.S. Const. art. III, § 2; Judiciary Act of 1789 § 13 |
Foundation Documents[edit]
Same as Supreme Court Case, the College Board requires students to know 9 Foundation Documents.[4] The 9 Documents are listed below:
Exam[edit]
The Multiple-Choice section is analytical and the Free-Response questions are fairly consistent.[5]
- Section I: Multiple-Choice (80 minutes, 55 questions, 50% of Total Exam Scores)
- Section II: Free-response (100 minutes, 4 questions, 50% of Total Exam Scores)
Question # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Question Type | Concept Application | Quantitative Analysis | Supreme Court Case(s) Comparison | Argument Essay |
Time Suggested | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 40 minutes |
Percentage of Total Exam Score | Each free response question counts as 12.5% of the exam score. |
Grade distribution[edit]
In the 2007 administration, 160,978 students took the exam from 6,306 schools.[6] In the 2008 administration, 177,522 students took the exam.[7] In the 2009 administration, 189,998 students took the exam.[8] In the 2010 administration, 211,681 students took the exam.[9] In the 2011 administration, 225,837 students took the exam.[10][11] In the 2018 administration, 326,392 students took the exam.[12] The grade distributions since 2007 were:
Final Score | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018[13] | 2019[14] | 2020[15] | 2021[16] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 6.0% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 11.3% | 11.9% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.4% | 12.9% | 15.5% | 11% |
4 | 18.9% | 13.1% | 17.0% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 14.9% | 14.3% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 13.5% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 12.4% | 16.5% | 11% |
3 | 26.9% | 25.2% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.1% | 24.8% | 26.1% | 26.4% | 24.7% | 25% | 25.8% | 26.5% | 29.9% | 25.5% | 27% |
2 | 32.1% | 25.8% | 24.2% | 24.0% | 24.3% | 24.6% | 24.8% | 24.7% | 25% | 24% | 24.7% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 22.0% | 27% |
1 | 16.1% | 23.7% | 20.2% | 24.7% | 24.1% | 23.2% | 23.5% | 24.6% | 26.9% | 25.1% | 25.8% | 22.3% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 23% |
% of Scores 3 or Higher | 51.8% | 50.5% | 55.5% | 51.2% | 51.6% | 52.2% | 51.7% | 50.8% | 48.1% | 50.9% | 49.5% | 53.2% | 55.2% | 57.5% | 49% |
Mean Score | 2.67 | 2.64 | 2.78 | 2.65 | 2.67 | 2.69 | 2.65 | 2.63 | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.59 | 2.71 | 2.73 | 2.85 | |
Standard Deviation | 1.13 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.34 | |
Number of Students | 225,837 | 239,513 | 255,758 | 271,043 | 282,571 | 296,108 | 319,612 | 326,392 | 314,825 | 293,196 | 260,941 |
References[edit]
- ^"Government and Politics United States Comparative Course Description"(PDF). The College Board. pp. 9–13. Archived from the original(PDF) on April 23, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- ^"Government and Politics United States Comparative Course Description"(PDF). The College Board. pp. 14–15. Archived from the original(PDF) on April 23, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- ^"AP® U.S. Government and Politics Course And Exam Description"(PDF). The College Board. pp. 48–49. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^"AP® U.S. Government and Politics Course And Exam Description"(PDF). The College Board. pp. 46–47. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^"AP® U.S. Government and Politics Course And Exam Description"(PDF). The College Board. p. 80. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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Electricity
The market data provided here are republished, with permission, from data collected by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and are updated biweekly. Currently, electricity products can be traded at more than two dozen hubs and delivery points in North America, and natural gas products can be traded at more than 120 hubs. The data posted under EIA's agreement with ICE represent eight major electricity hubs and their corresponding natural gas trading hubs.
This market information includes daily volumes, high and low prices, and weighted-average prices. Natural gas historical data are available back to March 2014. The electricity historical data availability dates differ by hub. Mid–C, PJM West, SP15-1, Palo Verde, and Mass Hub have data from 2001. Indiana Hub has data from 2006. SP15-2 (SP15 Gen DA LMP) and NP15 have data from 2009. ERCOT North has data from 2014.
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Electricity and Natural gas
If a certain hub or time period does not appear, EIA does not have access to it through the above-mentioned agreement. The data and methodology would have to be obtained directly from ICE.Selected hubs and wholesale daily spot price names
Region | Electricity Hub Name | ICE Electricity Product Name | Natural Gas Hub Name | ICE Natural Gas Product Name | |
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New England | Mass Hub | Nepool MH DA LMP Peak (from 2001) | Algonquin | Algonquin Citygates | |
PJM | PJM West | PJM WH Real Time Peak (from 2001) | TETCO-M3 | TETCO-M3 | |
Midwest | Indiana Hub | Indiana Hub RT Peak (from 2006) | Chicago Citygates | Chicago Citygates | |
Texas | ERCOT North | ERCOT North 345KV Peak (from 2014) | Henry Hub | Henry | |
Northwest | Mid-C | Mid C Peak (from 2001) | Malin | Malin | |
Northern California | NP-15 | NP15 EZ Gen DA LMP Peak (from 2009) | PG&E - Citygate | PG&E - Citygate | |
Southwest | Palo Verde | Palo Verde Peak (from 2001) | Socal-Ehrenberg | Socal-Ehrenberg | |
Southern California | SP-15 | SP15 Gen DA LMP Peak (from 2009) SP-15 Peak (2001 to 2009) | Socal-Citygate | Socal-Citygate |
About the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
For prompt or "day ahead" markets in North American power, ICE is a major execution venue for over-the-counter (OTC) trading. These power indices are taken directly from transactions executed on the ICE platform. ICE's OTC participants are some of the world's largest energy companies, financial institutions, and other active members in the global commodity markets. Participants include refiners, power stations, utilities, chemical and transportation companies, banks and hedge funds, as well as other energy and financial industry professionals.
About the ICE data
For the power indices, all qualifying physical firm power contracts traded on ICE from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM CST on the day of publication are included.
These data are published for each hub:
- Price hub: Location as defined in the ICE Product Guide
- Dates: Trade date and Delivery start and end dates
- High price: the absolute high price for the period
- Low price: the absolute low price for the period
- Wtd avg price: index of weighted average price
- Daily volume: total contracts traded for the period counting the sell side only
- Number of trades: number of trades confirmed through ICE and eConfirm that were used in the index calculation
- Number of counterparties: number of companies that participated in the index related transactions
Calculation of the weighted average prices (indices)
The power indices are developed using the following formula:
I = Σ (P • V) / T
where:
I = Volumetric Weighted Average Index Price,
P = price or premium of individual transaction,
V = volume of individual transaction,
∑(P • V) = sum of each transaction's price multiplied by its volume,
T = total volume of all qualifying transactions.
In addition to the price filters on the Intercontinental trading platform in accordance with their Fair Trading initiative, the following types of trades are considered "non-qualifying", and are not included in the indices:
- Trades done between two companies that are owned by the same parent company
- Price basis spread legs, i.e. spread trades that are executed on a trading platform that subsequently are converted into two outright prices for trade reporting purposes
- Deals that have been consummated but then cancelled or altered by the counterparties before confirmation
- Trades where counterparties reverse a trade within two minutes of the previous transaction
- Option Trades Deals that fall outside of the given time period for each index
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