Americans who contact local government mostly have positive experiences
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Jan. 18 to 24, 2024, 71% of Americans rated their experience with local government officials they have interacted with as positive. This includes 41% who said somewhat positive and 30% who said very positive.
About one in ten said their experience was negative (9%), with 7% who said somewhat negative and 2% who said very negative. Another 21% said they feel neither positive nor negative.
Topline scale
71% of Americans rate their experience with local government officials positively.
Thinking about the local government officials you have interacted with, how would you rate your experiences with them?
n = 796 · Jan 18–24, 2024 · MoE ±3.9%
Methodology
Full 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 | Jan 18–24, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 796 |
| Margin of error | ±3.9% |
| Module | Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers
Thinking about the local government officials you have interacted with, how would you rate your experiences with them?
Cite this question
Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=796 United States adults, +/- 3.9%.