Few Americans place a lot of trust in their local prosecutor
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. Only 11.2% of Americans have a good deal of trust in their local prosecutor and 44.7% have some, while 44.1% have little or none.
Not much trust accounts for 30.6% and no trust at all for 13.5%.
Topline scale
Few Americans place a lot of trust in their local prosecutor.
How much trust do you have in your local prosecutor?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
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 | Sep 25–30, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Society, Culture, & Identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report
How much trust do you have in your local prosecutor?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.