This graph shows the results of the 2014 midterm elections exit polls held on November 4, on the following question: "How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?"
According to the polls, 72 percent of voters that trusted the federal government to do what is right always or most of the time, were Democrats.
How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?
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National Election Pool, & New York Times. (November 5, 2014). How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/352955/2014-midterm-election-exit-polls-on-trust-in-government/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Election Pool, und New York Times. "How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?." Chart. November 5, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/352955/2014-midterm-election-exit-polls-on-trust-in-government/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Election Pool, New York Times. (2014). How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/352955/2014-midterm-election-exit-polls-on-trust-in-government/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Election Pool, and New York Times. "How Much of The Time Do You Think You Can Trust The Government in Washington to Do What Is Right?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/352955/2014-midterm-election-exit-polls-on-trust-in-government/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
National Election Pool & New York Times, How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/352955/2014-midterm-election-exit-polls-on-trust-in-government/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right? [Graph], National Election Pool, & New York Times, November 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/352955/2014-midterm-election-exit-polls-on-trust-in-government/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed