Institutional confidence U.S. 2024

During a survey conducted in the United States in 2024, 57 percent of respondents said they had very little confidence in Congress. This is compared to the small businesses, where 36 percent of respondents reported having a great deal of confidence, making it the most trusted institution in the United States.

Confidence levels in politics, the press, business, public institutions and other organizations in the United States in 2024

Characteristic	Great deal	Quite a lot	Some	Very little	None	No opinion
Small business	36%	32%	25%	6%	0%	1%
The military	34%	27%	27%	11%	1%	1%
The police	25%	26%	32%	16%	1%	0%
Higher education	18%	18%	32%	30%	2%	0%
The medical system	17%	19%	34%	29%	1%	1%
The church or organized religion	17%	15%	35%	30%	2%	1%
The U.S. Supreme Court	13%	17%	31%	35%	3%	1%
The public schools	13%	16%	36%	32%	2%	1%
Organized labor	12%	16%	43%	25%	2%	2%
Large technology companies	14%	13%	39%	31%	1%	2%
Banks	12%	15%	47%	25%	1%	0%
The presidency	13%	13%	23%	46%	4%	1%
The criminal justice system	8%	13%	34%	42%	3%	1%
Newspapers	7%	11%	31%	45%	3%	3%
Big business	6%	10%	42%	41%	1%	1%
Television news	6%	6%	32%	51%	5%	0%
Congress	4%	5%	31%	57%	3%	-

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 3 to 23, 2024

Number of respondents

1,015 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Now I am going to read you a list of institutions in American society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one; great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?
A certain number of respondents also replied with no answer or unsure. For this reason responses do not all add up to 100 percent.

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