# Few Americans place a lot of trust in their local prosecutor

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/few-americans-place-a-lot-of-trust-in-their-local-prosecutor/

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## Reading

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

How much trust do you have in your local prosecutor?

Few Americans place a lot of trust in their local prosecutor.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Some trust: 44.7%
- Not much trust: 30.6%
- No trust at all: 13.5%
- A good deal of trust: 11.2%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-105](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-105)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-105](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-105)