A new poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts reveals that Americans are increasingly skeptical of government information across multiple domains, including elections, foreign affairs, and the environment. The survey indicates that mistrust has grown since 2024 and is higher than at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term, suggesting that his recent efforts to dismantle parts of the federal bureaucracy may have undermined public confidence in the executive branch, particularly among Democrats. Only 34% of U.S. adults express high trust in government certifications of election results, a slight decline from 40% in 2024, reflecting the politicization of the certification process following Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.

The poll also highlights a widening partisan divide in trust of government information, with Democrats now significantly more likely than Republicans to express low trust in federal communications on topics such as the federal budget and crime. This shift began under President Joe Biden and intensified with Trump’s return to office. Additionally, the survey underscores deep mistrust in political campaign messaging, with only about one-quarter of Democrats and Republicans respectively trusting their party’s campaign messages to be factual “often.” As the 2026 midterms approach, concerns about the accuracy of election results are widespread, with nearly half of U.S. adults expressing high levels of worry that the federal government may discredit, tamper with, or pressure officials regarding election outcomes. Source

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