Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread

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Benedict Vigers,  Senior Global News Writer  -  The Gallup OrganizationStephan: Under the first convicted felon sex offender President in American history, Trump and his nightmare administration, the United States has become the most corrupt country across the 38 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, basically the world's developed democracies. And Americans have begun to recognize this. Here is the factual data. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. are at their highest level in 20 years, with 89% of U.S. adults saying it is widespread. That figure is up 10 percentage points from last year and well above readings in the 72% to 79% range between 2010 and 2025. Democrats’ perceptions of government corruption have risen the most sharply since 2024 compared with other party groups. In former President Joe Biden’s final year in office, 57% of Democrats said corruption was widespread in government; that rose to 76% in 2025, the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, and reached 91% this year. The figure among political independents (90%) aligns more closely with Democrats’ than with Republicans’ (83%) and is up 12 points since 2024. Republicans’ views of corruption have changed far less in the same period. For the past two years, about eight in 10 have said corruption is widespread, broadly in line with 2024, when 87% said the same. Although strong majorities of Republicans and [...]Read the Full Article »