This statistic shows the public trend in trust and confidence in state and local government to handle problems from 1997 to 2024. According to a September 2024 survey, 67 percent of respondents had a great or fair amount of trust in their local government, while only 55 percent trusted their state government.
Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2024
Characteristic
Local Government
State Government
2024
67%
55%
2023
70%
59%
2022
67%
57%
2021
66%
57%
2020
71%
60%
2019
71%
63%
2018
72%
63%
2017
70%
63%
2016
71%
62%
2015
70%
58%
2014
72%
62%
2013*
71%
-
2012
74%
65%
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During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "How much trust and confidence do you have in the government of the state where you live when it comes to
handling state problems -- a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?" and "And how much trust and confidence do you have in the local governments in the area where you live when it comes to handling local problems -- a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?"
The statistic above only shows the Top-Two boxes "Great deal" and "Fair amount."
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Gallup. (October 14, 2024). Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup. "Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2024." Chart. October 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup. (2024). Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup. "Public Trust in Local and State Government to Handle Problems in The United States from 1997 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
Gallup, Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/ (last visited May 31, 2025)
Public trust in local and state government to handle problems in the United States from 1997 to 2024 [Graph], Gallup, October 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207583/public-trend-in-trust-and-confidence-in-local-and-state-government/
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