{"id":45875,"date":"2025-09-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=45875"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:51:48","slug":"nonvoters-are-less-trusting-of-the-federal-government-than-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/nonvoters-are-less-trusting-of-the-federal-government-than-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonvoters are less trusting of the federal government than voters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An analysis of a recent nationally representative survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service in April showed that those who did not vote in the 2024 election were less trusting of the federal government than those who voted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 20% of nonvoters said they trust the federal government compared with 37% of voters. Similarly, only 31% of nonvoters said that they trust civil servants compared with 56% of voters who said the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"How voters and nonvoters view the federal government and civil servants\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-rw1Pb\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/rw1Pb\/3\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"680\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}})}();\n\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, nonvoters were more unsure about their views of government and tended to follow the news less closely when compared with those who voted. Both groups, however, were equally concerned about the Trump administration\u2019s cuts to the federal government.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These results are based on self-reports of whether respondents voted in the 2024 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nonvoters-are-more-uncertain-and-less-opinionated-about-many-issues-related-to-the-federal-government-and-civil-servants\">Nonvoters are more uncertain and less opinionated about many issues related to the federal government and civil servants\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Across a wide variety of government-related questions, nonvoters consistently answered \u201cdon\u2019t know\u201d or \u201cnot sure\u201d at much higher rates than voters. For example, while only 4% of voters stated that they \u201cdo not know\u201d if they support or oppose changes made to the federal government by the Trump administration, 32% of nonvoters said the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The specific reasons for this difference are unclear, although the uncertainty may stem from some factors that keep people from voting: political fatigue, apathy towards government or a feeling that government has little impact on their daily life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nonvoters-are-more-likely-to-tune-out-the-news\">Nonvoters are more likely to tune out the news\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 9% of nonvoters said they follow news about U.S. politics and the government \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d closely compared with 59% of voters. Similarly, only 18% of nonvoters followed the changes made to the federal government by the Trump administration \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d closely compared with 59% of voters. 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Forty percent said the federal government has a negative impact on the country while only 25% said it has a positive impact. This compared with 47% of voters who said the government&nbsp; has a positive impact and 46% who said it has a negative impact.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Views of the federal government and recent cuts by nonvoters and voters\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-R2PAn\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/R2PAn\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"587\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}})}();\n\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, nonvoters seem to disfavor the Trump administration\u2019s approach to handling the federal government. Fully 40% of nonvoters said they oppose the changes to the federal government made by the Trump administration while 28% supported them. In comparison, 52% of voters opposed the administration\u2019s changes while 44% supported them. While 38% of nonvoters said that government layoffs and cuts would make their life somewhat or a lot worse, only 17% said it would make their life somewhat or a lot better. Among voters, 35% said these changes will make their life better, and 48% said they will make their life worse. This suggests that nonvoters may hold complex views about government, being more discontent with the way it works than voters but also disapproving of a \u2018slash and burn\u2019 approach to reform.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strong democracy relies on active civic engagement, but in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/national-news\/articles\/2024-11-15\/how-many-people-didnt-vote-in-the-2024-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">36% of voters<\/a> or some 90 million Americans sat out the election. Gaining insight into nonvoters\u2019 opinions may help both government and non-government leaders to engage nonvoters in the process of creating a better, more responsive and accountable government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further analysis of the survey results can be found in the Partnership\u2019s recent reports on <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/publications\/the-state-of-public-trust-in-government-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the state of public trust in government<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/publications\/mad-money-the-public-believes-the-trump-administrations-cuts-to-the-federal-government-will-harm-the-u-s-economy-and-make-the-country-less-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">perceptions of the Trump administration\u2019s cuts to the federal government.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An analysis of a recent nationally representative survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service in April showed that those who did not vote in the 2024 election were less trusting of the federal government than those who voted.&nbsp; Only 20% of nonvoters said they trust the federal government compared with 37% of voters. 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