It seems the level of trust in government by race varies significantly depending on who is in power, with the share of Black people in the U.S. who trust their government always or most of the time increasing to 27 percent in a May 2024 survey. This compares to a high of 40 percent in October 2011. These extremes correspond with the Biden and Obama presidencies, respectively.
Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by race
The source does not provide precise definitions for each race. Not all races have values for all years.
Values are taken from a variety of different polls over the period. The source does not provide specific details of the methodology, question and sample size for each poll. Refer to the source for details of the date and who conducted each poll.
Where the source provides multiple polls for a single month, the values with the most data are included. Where there are two polls with the same amount data, the latest is used.
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Pew Research Center. (June 24, 2024). Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078246/trust-government-us-race/
Pew Research Center. "Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by race." Chart. June 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078246/trust-government-us-race/
Pew Research Center. (2024). Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078246/trust-government-us-race/
Pew Research Center. "Share of People Who Trust The Government Always or Most of The Time in The United States from 1972 to 2024, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078246/trust-government-us-race/
Pew Research Center, Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078246/trust-government-us-race/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of people who trust the government always or most of the time in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by race [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078246/trust-government-us-race/
