Just 23 percent trust the federal government to do the right thing "at least most of the time."Cillizza attributes Democrats trusting government more to the fact of a Democrat president, saying the finding would probably be reversed if there was a Republican in the White House. I beg to differ.
Twice as many Democrats as Republicans say they trust the government to do the right thing most of the time.
Young people (age 18 to 29 for these purposes) are nine points more likely to trust the federal government to do the right thing than those over 65. Whites (19 percent) are the least likely race/ethnicity to trust the government; Hispanics (33 percent) are the most likely. People who live in urban areas (28 percent) are more likely to trust the federal government than those who live in rural areas (22 percent).
Republicans are inclined to agree with Ronald Reagan that government is more often the problem than the solution. Cynicism comes with age, whites see the Obama administration as representing primarily people of color, and high density city living requires more government to keep people under control.
