US EditionDartmouth study finds plummeting confidence in American democracy after Trump’s first 100 days
- Dartmouth's Bright Line Watch released a report in April 2025 showing steep declines in U.S. Democracy confidence after Trump's first 100 days back in office.
- The drop followed controversial deportations, political retribution, and drastic federal cuts during Trump's early return, intensifying expert and public concerns.
- Political scientists and government professors rated democracy at its lowest ever, with public confidence also falling below 50 for the first time.
- The report showed expert ratings plunging from 67 to 55 between November and February, with over 75% labeling current actions serious threats and Carey calling the pace “kind of hard to believe.”
- This decline implies growing bipartisan anxiety about U.S. Democracy’s future, with observers watching closely but doubting the situation will improve soon.
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How UI students feel about Trump’s first 100 days in office - The Daily Iowan
During his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump has provoked mixed reactions among University of Iowa students. His approval rating has dropped below 50 percent since his inauguration, falling to 44 percent — the lowest 100-day approval rating of any president, other than his own first term — in over 70 years. Trump has issued more executive orders than any modern president, following his vows to vastly reshape the federal government…
Dartmouth study finds plummeting confidence in American democracy after Trump’s first 100 days • Maine Morning Star
The research team’s Bright Line Watch tracks how confidence in democracy has shifted over the past decade, on a 0 to 100 scale. The dotted lines represents forecasted future value as of the most recent survey, and the figure shows mean values across 24 survey waves. Vertical error bars are 95% confidence intervals. (Source: Bright Line Watch, April 2025)As President Donald Trump completes his first 100 days back in the White House — which were m…
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