US EditionDemocrats’ Confidence in Key Institutions at New Low: Gallup
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Gallup poll shows confidence in U.S. institutions remains below 30% for fourth year, with Republican confidence rising and Democratic confidence hitting record lows, experts say.
- Democrats have reached a record-low confidence of 26% in key American institutions, according to a Gallup survey.
- Republicans' confidence has risen to 37%, with the highest level of trust in the presidency at 80%.
- Only 45% of Americans expressed confidence in the police, while the military, science, and small business are the only institutions with majority confidence.
- Experts suggest that the decline in trust reflects political polarization and challenges in restoring national confidence, as noted by scholars who reference historical events like Vietnam and Watergate.
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Democrats’ confidence in key institutions at new low: Gallup
The confidence of Democratic Party voters in nine major U.S. institutions is at a new low point, according to a new survey. The Gallup poll published Thursday found only 26 percent of Democrats have expressed a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in nine U.S. institutions, representing a 5-point decrease since last year.…
Democratic Confidence in Institutions Sinks to New Low
Gallup: “Americans' average confidence in major U.S. institutions is unchanged since last year, with a near-record-low 28% of U.S. adults expressing ‘a great deal’ or ‘quite a lot’ of confidence in nine institutions tracked consistently since 1979.”“On average across these nine ins
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