# A third say elected officials don't represent their policy interests

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> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted September 7-13, 2023, about a third of Americans (32%) disagree that elected officials represent their substantive policy interests, including 12% who strongly disagree.

A larger share, 39%, neither agree nor disagree, while 29% agree that officials represent their interests, including 9% who strongly agree.

## Topline

I believe elected officials represent my substantive policy interests.

A third say elected officials don't represent their policy interests.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither Agree Nor Disagree: 38.5%
- Disagree: 20.6%
- Agree: 20.4%
- Strongly Disagree: 11.6%
- Strongly Agree: 9.0%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#elected-officials-representation-of-policy-interests](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#elected-officials-representation-of-policy-interests)

## Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#elected-officials-representation-of-policy-interests](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#elected-officials-representation-of-policy-interests)