Declining Society: Americans' Trust in Government Falls to All-Time Low Americans' trust in the federal government has fallen to an all-time low, according to a new Gallup poll. The pollster has looked at the population's trust in institutions since 1972, and in 2026 trust has dropped to the lowest point ever. Only 33% of Americans have confidence in the executive branch of government - far lower than even during the Watergate scandal of 1974, when 40% maintained their confidence. Trust in the judiciary and the legislature also fell to an all-time low of 46% and 28%, respectively. And less than a third of Americans express any confidence in the federal governments' abilities to handle domestic or international problems. Trust in society has been declining for decades in the US, but the second Trump administration is turbocharging this process. MintPress is investigating.

Declining Society: Americans' Trust in Government Falls to All-Time Low Americans' trust in the federal government has fallen to an all-time low, according to a new Gallup poll. The pollster has looked at the population's trust in institutions since 1972, and in 2026 trust has dropped to the lowest point ever. Only 33% of Americans have confidence in the executive branch of government - far lower than even during the Watergate scandal of 1974, when 40% maintained their confidence. Trust in the judiciary and the legislature also fell to an all-time low of 46% and 28%, respectively. And less than a third of Americans express any confidence in the federal governments' abilities to handle domestic or international problems. Trust in society has been declining for decades in the US, but the second Trump administration is turbocharging this process. MintPress is investigating.