Pew: Public Trust in Government, 1958 to 2025 (2025)

Peer-Reviewed Study · Pew Research Center · December 4, 2025

Pew Research Center, December 2025: 17% of Americans trust the federal government to do what is right just about always (2%) or most of the time (15%).

Just 17% of Americans now say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (2%) or “most of the time” (15%).

Pew Research Center, December 2025: 17% of Americans trust the federal government to do what is right just about always (2%) or most of the time (15%).

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