Federal and state prosecutors get low marks from seven-in-ten Americans
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 1 to 11, 2024, 70% of Americans rated the job being done by federal and state prosecutors as fair or poor. This includes 42% who said a fair job and 29% who said a poor job.
About three-in-ten rated the job as excellent or good (30%), with 22% who said a good job and 8% who said an excellent job.
Topline scale
70% of Americans rate federal and state prosecutors as fair or poor.
How would you rate the job being done by federal and state prosecutors? Would you say they’re doing:
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Methodology
Full 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 | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
How would you rate the job being done by federal and state prosecutors? Would you say they’re doing:
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.