Americans Place Most Trust in Local Governments.

• Position: Brief Article

In a survey conducted for the Council on Excellence in Government, 35 percent of respondents said they had a great deal of confidence in their local government. By contrast, only 21 percent said they were very confident in the federal government while 33 percent said they were very confident in state government. When asked to describe their relationship to government, 60 percent of respondents felt they were disconnected from government. The most dissatisfied group was between the ages of 18 and 34. Despite this apparent lack of...