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2023 in Review: How the Public Perceived the Political Parties
Trust Tracker
How do Americans feel toward government and community institutions?
Trust in government continues to fall. State and local governments are more trusted than the federal government and its agencies.
As the year continues, State Voices will tracking trust in government and other institutions over time. This page will be updated monthly with new data points and trends.
What are Americans’ most trusted sources of information?
American voters continue to be suspect of national and social media. Friends and family remain highly trusted sources of information.
Featured State Voices Report
New study reveals the views of college education women in the Milwaukee suburbs.
State Policy Network assisted the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) in holding three small discussion focus groups designed to understand how previously right-leaning, college-educated women in the Milwaukee suburbs feel about politics and key issues affecting their lives.
Like most Americans, the suburban women we talked to for this report have more complicated views on politics and policy than most media narratives portray.
State Voices in the Media
Read more State Voices polling data and analysis in the news from Erin Norman, SPN’s Lee Family Fellow and Senior Messaging Strategist.
Why Americans are Concealing their True Political Beliefs
The Hill | October 25, 2022
The 50 Governments That Hold the Answer to American Division
Governing | October 10, 2022
Giving States More Autonomy is a Return to Our Country’s Foundation
The Washington Post | September 1, 2022
Rebuilding Trust in Government: A Model Emerges at Local Level
RealClearPolitics | August 16, 2022
Why We Must Expand Choice Within the Public School System
Washington Examiner | August 15, 2022
No, America Is Not on the Verge of a New Civil War
Governing | August 3, 2022
Trust in Government Lower Now Than After Watergate Scandal
RealClearPolitics | June 30, 2022
As Biden Dithers, States are Enacting Meaningful Inflation Policy
The Hill | June 6, 2022
Gen Z’s Surprising Support for Federalism
InsideSources | April 5, 2022
Declining trust in government shows why local politics matters
Washington Examiner | January 31, 2022
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Methodology and Data Library
State Voices is fielded in partnership with Morning Consult once a month. The interviews are conducted online, and the data are weighted to approximate a target sample of Registered Voters based on gender by age, educational attainment, race, marital status, home ownership, race by educational attainment, 2016 presidential vote, and region. Results from the full nationwide survey have a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.
All data related to the State Voices project can be found here.
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