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
Your state's supreme court
Your state's legislature
Your local officials who administer elections
Your local officials who certify election results
Your state's secretary of state
The Supreme Court of the United States
The U.S. Congress
Your state's attorney general
The Trump administration
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%.