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Six-in-ten Americans have low trust in current U.S. global efforts

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 1 to 6, 2025, 61% of Americans said they have low or no trust in the current U.S. government to improve the U.S. profile internationally. Including 24% who said low trust and 37% who said no trust at all.

About a quarter said they have moderate trust (25%), and 14% said they have high or complete trust in the current government's international efforts, with 10% who said high trust and 4% who said complete trust.

Topline

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Topline scale

61% of Americans have low or no trust in the current U.S. government to improve U.S. international standing.

What level of trust do you have with the current US government to improve the US profile internationally?

  • No trust at all 36.5%
  • Moderate trust 24.8%
  • Low trust 24.4%
  • High trust 10.4%
  • Complete trust 3.9%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-08-01 → 2025-08-06
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
A

Source

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    Six-in-ten Americans have low trust in current U.S. global effortsreports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-quirks-omnibus-survey

Citation

Verasight Quirks Omnibus Survey, fielded August 1-6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-quirks-omnibus-survey#what-level-of-trust-do-you-have-with-the-current-us-government-to-improve-the-us-profile-internationally

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.