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 May 4-7, 2023, among a representative sample of 2,202 U.S. adults, with an unweighted margin of error of +/- 2 percentage points.
How Trust in Institutions Has Shifted Over Time
Only 2 in 5 Republicans Trust Congress
Millennials Have the Highest Levels of Trust in Every Corporate Institution
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 May 4-7, 2023, among a representative sample of 2,202 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.