Nearly 90 Percent Of Americans Think Government Is Corrupt

Trump’s own voters are sounding the alarm on his government corruption

One of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogans is coming back to bite the president. Writing on Friday, former Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor wrote that the MAGA political movement is facing a serious turning point because Americans across party lines increasingly believe government corruption is widespread.All three branches of government are held by Republicans, and a recent Gallup poll found that 89 percent of Americans …

Nearly 90 Percent Of Americans Think Government Is Corrupt

A new poll has found that Americans have become more cynical about their government.

Americans Think Their Government Is Corrupt Than in Just About Any Other Country - LewRockwell

The percent of Americans who believe that their Government is corrupt is now the 4th-highest ever recorded for any country: 89%. Only Lebanon in 2024 (92%), Peru in 2025 (92%), Ghana in 2024 (90%), and Nigeria in 2024 (90%), have ever been higher. Gallup polls this question (“Is corruption widespread throughout the government in this country, or not?”) each year in 132 countries; and (except for those four countries in those years), no other cou…

Gallup Poll: 89% of Americans View Government Corruption as Widespread

A Gallup poll released Wednesday, Sept. 2, found that 89% of U.S. adults believe corruption is widespread in the federal government, according to the National Pulse [1]. Gallup reported this figure represents the highest level in two decades and a 10-point increase from 2025 [1]. The polling firm said the figure is up from 76% in 2016 and 59% in 2006 [1]. Gallup announced the findings on social media, stating: "Americans' perceptions of governme…

New UMass Poll: Nearly All Americans Believe The Federal Government is Corrupt

Democrats and Republicans largely agree on what constitutes corruption, but partisan loyalties change how they judge identical presidential behavior 'Source: UMass News & Media Nearly all Americans believe at least some corruption exists within the federal government, according to a new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll. The survey of 1,000 respondents, conducted Aug. 21-26, found