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Trust and confidence · Political figures

How much trust do you have in each of the following when it comes to ensuring free, fair, and secure elections in [state of residence]?

2026 Q3 survey · 1,528 all respondents

Your state's governor

28.0%
25.0%
17.1%
21.7%
8.1%

Your state's supreme court

22.5%
35.1%
18.6%
12.6%
11.2%

Your state's legislature

20.0%
34.0%
21.0%
14.6%
10.4%

Your local officials who administer elections

27.9%
36.8%
16.6%
10.0%
8.7%

Your local officials who certify election results

28.8%
35.7%
16.6%
9.7%
9.3%

Your state's secretary of state

23.4%
30.5%
16.6%
15.3%
14.2%

The Supreme Court of the United States

19.3%
31.1%
23.9%
17.2%
8.5%

The U.S. Congress

13.7%
29.4%
28.8%
19.1%
9.0%

Your state's attorney general

23.5%
29.5%
17.2%
17.0%
12.8%

The Trump administration

21.1%
17.0%
11.1%
44.8%
6.1%
Methodology

This survey is based on 1,528 interviews conducted by YouGov on the internet of Americans. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, voter registration status, party identification, and U.S. Census region based on voter registration lists, the U.S. Census American Community Survey, the National Public Opinion Reference Survey, and the U.S. Census Current Population Survey, as well as 2020 and 2024 Presidential vote. Respondents were selected from YouGov to be representative of Americans. The weights range from 0.13 to 5.64 with a mean of 1 and a standard deviation of 0.52. The margin of error (a 95% confidence interval) for a sample percentage p based upon the subsetted sample is approximately 2.8%.