Public trust in government remains near historic lows Trust the federalgovernmentto do whatis rightjustabout always) most of the time 80 %
For the first time since George W. Bush’s presidency, Republicans (28%) are more likely than Democrats (15%) to say they can trust the government in Washington to do the right thing just about always or most of the time.
The national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted April 5-11 among 1,501 adults, finds that the overall level of trust in government remains near historic lows; just 20% say they trust the government to do what’s right always or most of the time. Far more say they trust the government only some of the time (68%); 11% volunteer that they never trust the government to do what’s right.
Public trust in government remains near historic lows  | Trust the federalgovernmentto do whatis rightjustabout always) most of  | the time  | 80 %  | 70  | 60  | 50  | 40  | 30  | 20  | 10  | 58 61 64 67 70 73 76 79 82 85 88 91 94 97 OO 03 06 09 12 1517  | Notes: From Survey 1976-2016 the trend lline represents a three-survev "moving average  | Source Survey conducted April5-11 2017.  | Source Trend sources: Survey conducted Pew Research April5-11 Center, polls 2017. National Election Studies, Gallup, ABC/Washington  | Post, CBS /New York Times and CNN polls  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 