The number of people who believe the U.S. government should be doing more to solve the country's problems has held relatively steady over the last few years, reaching 43 percent in a 2023 poll. In the same survey, 54 percent of respondents believed the government was intervening in the functioning of the country too much.
Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2023
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All polls held in September each year. Where multiple polls were held in September for a certain year, the latest poll was used.
Original question: "Some people think the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. Others think that government should do more to solve our country's problems. Which comes closer to your own view?"
Values do not include respondents who answered "mixed/depends" and "no opinion".
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Gallup. (October 24, 2023). Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup. "Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2023." Chart. October 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup. (2023). Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup. "Share of People Who Believe The Government Should Be Doing More or Less to Solve Problems in The United States from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
Gallup, Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Share of people who believe the government should be doing more or less to solve problems in the United States from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Gallup, October 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078417/support-government-intervention-society-us/
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