Tracking Trust in U.S. Institutions
Morning Consult tracks U.S. adults’ trust in each of 18 major institutions, from Congress to Hollywood. This data set provides real-time insights into how public trust is shifting in the country. The latest results are from a survey conducted Dec. 5-8, 2023, among a representative sample of 2,201 U.S. adults, with an unweighted margin of error of +/- 2 percentage points.
How Trust in Institutions Has Shifted Over Time
Democrats Are 34 Percentage Points More Likely to Trust the News Media
Millennials Are More Likely to Trust Congress
Source of This Data
Methodology
This tracker is based on a monthly survey that measures U.S. adults’ trust in each of 18 major institutions, from Congress to Hollywood. This data set provides real-time insights into how public trust is shifting in the country. The latest survey was conducted Dec. 5-8, 2023, among a representative sample of 2,201 U.S. adults, with an unweighted margin of error of +/-2 percentage points.
In February 2023, Morning Consult changed the survey frequency of our Trust in Institutions Tracker to a monthly cadence. To request weekly data from Oct. 18, 2020, to Feb. 4, 2023, please reach out to [email protected].
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Peyton Shelburne is a digital producer at Morning Consult.
