# How much trust people place in science and scientists

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/how-much-trust-people-place-in-science-and-scientists/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 1 to 4, 2026, 68% of Americans at least somewhat agreed that they trust science and scientists.

About one in five neither agreed nor disagreed at 19%, while 14% at least somewhat disagreed.

## Topline

I trust science and scientists.

68% at least somewhat agreed that they trust science and scientists.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Somewhat agree: 26.1%
- Agree: 24.1%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 18.9%
- Strongly agree: 18.1%
- Somewhat disagree: 6.5%
- Strongly disagree: 3.6%
- Disagree: 2.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-01 → 2026-05-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: 1
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.29](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.29)

## Citation

SBM Omnibus Survey #2026-049, fielded May 1-4, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.29](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.29)