Trust in the federal government remains near % who say they trustthe federalgovernmenttt do whatis rightjust about always/most of the time
Only about one-in-five Americans (18%) say they trust the federal government to do what is right just about always or most of the time. Two-thirds of Americans say they can trust the government only some of the time, while 14% volunteer they can never trust the government.
Trust in the federal government remains near  | historic low  | % who say they trustthe federalgovernmenttt do whatis rightjust about  | always/most of the time  | 80  | 70  | 60  | 50  | 40  | 30  | 20  | 10  | 1958 o  | 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012  | Notes: From 1976-2017 ofu.s the trend line represents 29-Dec a three-survey 2017 movingaverage  | Source Survey ofu.s adults conducted represents Nov. 29-Dec 4. 2017  | Trend sources: Pew Resea rch Center, National Election Studies Gallup, ABC/Washington  | Post, CBS/New York Times, and CNN polls  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 