Trust In The US Government Has Plunged From 77% To 17%

Trust In The US Government Has Plunged From 77% To 17% Over the past seven decades, Americans’ trust in the federal government has dropped from postwar highs to historic lows. In 1964, 77% said they trusted Washington to do what is right most of the time. As of September 2025, that figure stands at just 17%. The chart below, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, tracks this long-term shift, using data from Pew Research Center. While trust has occasionally surged during mome...

By Tyler Durden