Most Trusted Branch (February 2024)

Most Trusted Branch (February 2024)

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The President, the executive branch25%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch11%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch29%
Don't know/No opinion35%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
The President, the executive branch52%4%6%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch11%4%13%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch13%25%45%
Don't know/No opinion25%66%36%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
The President, the executive branch34%48%59%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch10%18%7%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch15%17%10%
Don't know/No opinion40%17%24%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
The President, the executive branch3%11%4%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch8%13%15%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch52%37%47%
Don't know/No opinion36%40%34%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
The President, the executive branch47%29%8%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch12%10%11%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch10%19%47%
Don't know/No opinion31%41%34%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
The President, the executive branch44%45%51%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch11%19%7%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch13%7%9%
Don't know/No opinion32%29%33%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
The President, the executive branch10%8%6%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch16%9%10%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch41%49%49%
Don't know/No opinion33%34%35%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The President, the executive branch22%48%21%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch9%14%12%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch36%10%24%
Don't know/No opinion33%28%42%

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CategoryMaleFemale
The President, the executive branch25%26%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch14%9%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch34%24%
Don't know/No opinion27%42%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
The President, the executive branch32%25%15%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch17%9%6%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch22%30%37%
Don't know/No opinion29%36%42%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
The President, the executive branch31%25%24%24%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch25%17%6%5%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch19%22%30%39%
Don't know/No opinion24%36%41%32%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
The President, the executive branch25%21%25%28%25%35%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch7%11%7%13%16%8%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch16%29%33%24%30%25%
Don't know/No opinion53%40%35%35%29%32%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
The President, the executive branch24%28%20%29%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch11%15%9%6%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch34%25%27%19%
Don't know/No opinion31%32%44%45%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
The President, the executive branch25%24%33%7%
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch15%11%6%12%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch34%29%16%34%
Don't know/No opinion27%36%45%47%

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