Americans Are Furious About Corruption - Brennan Center for Justice But to most Americans, wasting taxpayer dollars and even failing to respond to constituent needs are also forms of corruption Vast majorities believe this corruption is part of why government doesn’t respond to major issues, including concerns like affordability and housing
Poll: Voters Want Solutions for Government Corruption A new Brennan Center survey finds that large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents share deep-seated concerns about government corruption, which most voters define broadly and blame for many of the country’s biggest problems going unaddressed
Americans Sound the Alarm over Corruption and Democratic Erosion Data from the 2025 Chicago Council Survey, fielded July 18-30, 2025, show that Americans see the internal concerns of government corruption and weakening democracy as the most critical threats to the United States
US democracy at risk as corruption threats grow - Brookings In this article, we highlight several key corruption threats; potential security, economic, and other impacts; and pathways for Americans and other stakeholders to act both individually and
Most Americans see corruption among politicians, judges, and executives . . . Many Americans perceive corruption as a serious issue within many different professions Members of Congress and U S presidents top the list of concerns Corruption also is widely seen as a problem in corporate leadership, media, law enforcement, and prison systems
Survey Reveals Corruption as Top Concern for Americans Results of the 2024 Survey of American Fears by the Babbie Centre at Chapman University show that over 65% of respondents expressed being “afraid” or “very afraid” of government corruption, marking the tenth year that this fear topped the list
Most Americans think congressional corruption is widespread One possible reason for disapproval of Congress is viewing it as corrupt 41% of Americans think that more than half of members of Congress are corrupt while a further 33% think that many but less than half are corrupt Only 5% of Americans think that almost none of Congress is corrupt
America Demoted to a Flawed Democracy - Democratic Erosion No longer the "Shining City Upon a Hill" as President Reagan proudly claimed in his parting note in 1989, the U S has been demoted to a "flawed democracy " This indictment of the American project can be traced to political polarization and the failure of the two-party system