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Public trust in government near historic lows

Date . Individual polls Moving average
3/25/2019 PEW 17 17
12/04/2017 PEW 18 18
4/11/2017 PEW 20 19
10/04/2015 PEW 19 18
7/20/2014 CNN 14 19
2/26/2014 PEW 24 18
11/15/2013 CBS/NYT 17 20
10/13/2013 PEW 19 19
5/31/2013 CBS/NYT 20 20
2/06/2013 CBS/NYT 20 22
1/13/2013 PEW 26 23
10/31/2012 NES 22 19
10/19/2011 CBS/NYT 10 17
10/04/2011 PEW 20 15
9/23/2011 CNN 15 18
8/21/2011 PEW 19 21
2/28/2011 PEW 29 23
10/21/2010 CBS/NYT 22 23
10/01/2010 CBS/NYT 18 21
9/06/2010 PEW 24 23
9/01/2010 CNN 25 23
4/05/2010 CBS/NYT 20 23
4/05/2010 PEW 25 22
3/21/2010 PEW 22 24
2/12/2010 CNN 26 22
2/05/2010 CBS/NYT 19 21
1/10/2010 GALLUP 19 20
12/20/2009 CNN 20 21
8/31/2009 CBS/NYT 24 22
6/12/2009 CBS/NYT 20 23
12/21/2008 CNN 26 25
10/15/2008 NES 31 24
10/13/2008 CBS/NYT 17 24
7/09/2007 CBS/NYT 24 24
1/09/2007 PEW 31 28
10/08/2006 CBS/NYT 29 29
9/15/2006 CBS/NYT 28 30
2/05/2006 PEW 34 31
1/20/2006 CBS/NYT 32 33
1/06/2006 GALLUP 32 32
12/02/2005 CBS/NYT 32 32
9/11/2005 PEW 31 31
9/09/2005 CBS/NYT 29 30
6/19/2005 GALLUP 30 35
10/15/2004 NES 46 39
7/15/2004 CBS/NYT 40 41
3/21/2004 PEW 36 38
10/26/2003 GALLUP 37 36
7/27/2003 CBS/NYT 36 43
10/15/2002 NES 55 46
9/04/2002 GALLUP 46 46
9/02/2002 CBS/NYT 38 40
7/13/2002 CBS/NYT 38 40
6/17/2002 GALLUP 44 43
1/24/2002 CBS/NYT 46 46
12/07/2001 CBS/NYT 48 49
10/25/2001 CBS/NYT 55 54
10/06/2001 GALLUP 60 49
1/17/2001 CBS/NYT 31 44
10/31/2000 CBS/NYT 40 38
10/15/2000 NES 44 42
7/09/2000 GALLUP 42 39
4/02/2000 ABC/POST 31 38
2/14/2000 PEW 40 34
10/03/1999 CBS/NYT 30 36
9/14/1999 CBS/NYT 38 33
5/16/1999 PEW 31 33
2/21/1999 PEW 31 31
2/12/1999 ABC/POST 32 32
2/04/1999 GALLUP 33 34
1/10/1999 CBS/NYT 37 34
1/03/1999 CBS/NYT 33 37
12/01/1998 NES 40 33
11/15/1998 PEW 26 30
11/01/1998 CBS/NYT 24 26
10/26/1998 CBS/NYT 26 28
8/10/1998 ABC/POST 34 31
2/22/1998 PEW 34 35
2/01/1998 GALLUP 39 33
1/25/1998 CBS/NYT 26 32
1/19/1998 ABC/POST 31 32
10/31/1997 PEW 39 31
8/27/1997 ABC/POST 22 31
6/01/1997 GALLUP 32 26
1/14/1997 CBS/NYT 23 27
11/02/1996 CBS/NYT 25 27
10/15/1996 NES 33 28
5/12/1996 GALLUP 27 31
5/06/1996 ABC/POST 34 29
11/19/1995 ABC/POST 25 27
8/07/1995 GALLUP 22 22
8/05/1995 CBS/NYT 20 21
3/19/1995 ABC/POST 22 20
2/22/1995 CBS/NYT 18 21
12/01/1994 NES 22 21
10/29/1994 CBS/NYT 22 22
10/23/1994 ABC/POST 22 20
6/06/1994 GALLUP 17 19
1/30/1994 GALLUP 19 20
1/20/1994 ABC/POST 24 22
3/24/1993 GALLUP 22 25
1/17/1993 ABC/POST 28 25
1/14/1993 CBS/NYT 24 25
10/23/1992 CBS/NYT 22 25
10/15/1992 NES 29 25
6/08/1992 GALLUP 23 29
10/20/1991 ABC/POST 35 35
3/06/1991 CBS/NYT 47 42
3/01/1991 ABC/POST 45 46
1/27/1991 ABC/POST 46 40
12/01/1990 NES 28 33
10/28/1990 CBS/NYT 25 32
9/06/1990 ABC/POST 42 35
1/16/1990 ABC/POST 38 38
6/29/1989 CBS/NYT 35 39
1/15/1989 CBS/NYT 44 41
11/10/1988 CBS/NYT 44 43
10/15/1988 NES 41 41
1/23/1988 ABC/POST 39 40
10/18/1987 CBS/NYT 41 43
6/01/1987 ABC/POST 47 43
3/01/1987 CBS/NYT 42 44
1/21/1987 CBS/NYT 43 43
1/19/1987 ABC/POST 44 42
12/01/1986 NES 39 44
11/30/1986 CBS/NYT 49 43
9/09/1986 ABC/POST 40 44
1/19/1986 CBS/NYT 42 44
11/06/1985 CBS/NYT 49 43
7/29/1985 ABC/POST 38 42
3/21/1985 ABC/POST 37 40
2/27/1985 CBS/NYT 46 42
2/22/1985 ABC/POST 43 45
11/14/1984 CBS/NYT 46 44
10/15/1984 NES 44 41
12/01/1982 NES 33 39
11/07/1980 CBS/NYT 39 32
10/15/1980 NES 25 30
3/12/1980 CBS/NYT 26 27
11/03/1979 CBS/NYT 30 28
12/01/1978 NES 29 31
10/23/1977 CBS/NYT 33 32
4/25/1977 CBS/NYT 35 34
10/15/1976 NES 33 36
9/05/1976 CBS/NYT 40 35
6/15/1976 CBS/NYT 33 35
3/01/1976 GALLUP 33 34
2/08/1976 CBS/NYT 36 35
12/01/1974 NES 36 36
10/15/1972 NES 53 53
12/01/1970 NES 54 54
10/15/1968 NES 62 62
12/01/1966 NES 65 65
10/15/1964 NES 77 77
12/01/1958 NES 73 73
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