{"id":46762,"date":"2025-12-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=46762"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:34:52","slug":"most-americans-think-the-management-of-the-federal-government-is-moving-in-the-wrong-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/most-americans-think-the-management-of-the-federal-government-is-moving-in-the-wrong-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans think the management of the federal government is moving in the wrong direction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service shows that most of the public is pessimistic about the management of the federal government and that cuts made by the Trump administration to the federal workforce and federal programs are having a negative impact on the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Most Americans are concerned about the management of the federal government\" aria-label=\"Column Chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-5D9ZL\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/5D9ZL\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"543\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">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}}});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey, conducted in October during the government shutdown, found that Americans say the government is moving in the \u201cwrong direction\u201d by more than a rate of 2-to-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fully 61% say the government is moving in the wrong direction compared with only 25% who say it is moving in the \u201cright direction.\u201d Another 13% are unsure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These new results come from a survey conducted by the Partnership in conjunction with\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/amerispeak.norc.org\/us\/en\/amerispeak\/our-capabilities\/amerispeak-omnibus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AmeriSpeak Omnibus<\/a>. The survey of 1,096 U.S. adults was conducted from Oct. 9-13, 2025, which was the second week of the government shutdown. The survey had a margin of error of +\/- 4 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it is possible the shutdown impacted the views of survey respondents, the results are virtually identical to those expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/most-americans-oppose-the-trump-administration-cuts-to-the-federal-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six months ago<\/a> in a similar Partnership survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, 30% said the government was moving in the right direction, and 58% said the government was moving in the wrong direction. The similarity between the two sets of results suggests that opinions about changes to the federal government have been steady and that external events may have only a limited effect on the public\u2019s views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-small-shift-among-republicans-and-independents\">A small shift among Republicans and independents\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-described Democrats and independents are especially negative about the direction of the government, while self-described Republicans are mostly positive. This was also the case <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/most-americans-oppose-the-trump-administration-cuts-to-the-federal-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six months ago<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Views of the direction of the federal government are similar to six months ago\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-jhBBL\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/jhBBL\/2\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"308\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">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}}});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This discrepancy fits with previous <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/publications\/the-state-of-public-trust-in-government-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partnership research<\/a> that shows partisanship is a clear factor in how the public views the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the overall numbers have not shifted much since April, there has been some movement among Republicans and independents, suggesting they are slightly less positive now than they were previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, 59% of Republicans say the government is headed in the right direction, down 10 points from 69% in April. Among independents, 9% say the government is going in the right direction compared with 16% in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These shifts are small and may be caused by several factors. It is possible the government shutdown impacted the October results. It is also possible that there has been tiny, but noticeable, movement among Republicans and independents toward a more negative\u2014or at least uncertain\u2014view of the government\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"By more than 2-to-1, Americans say government is operating worse than it was a year ago\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-FHB30\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/FHB30\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"355\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">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}}});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-most-americans-oppose-the-changes-made-by-the-trump-administration\">Most Americans oppose the changes made by the Trump administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>More than twice as many Americans say the operating of the federal government has gotten worse. Fifty-eight percent say the government is operating \u201cworse today\u201d than a year ago compared with 26% who say it is operating \u201cbetter today.\u201d These numbers are virtually identical to the feelings <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/most-americans-oppose-the-trump-administration-cuts-to-the-federal-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed in April<\/a>, even when considering partisan affiliations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"&quot;What impact will the Trump administration\u2019s changes to the federal government\u2019s workforce have on the American people?&quot;\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-kFQkL\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/kFQkL\/2\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"288\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">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}}});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Those numbers are also close to the views Americans express when specifically asked about the impact of the Trump administration\u2019s changes to the government.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifty-nine percent of Americans say they think the impact will be negative compared with 28% who say it will be positive. These results are within the survey\u2019s margin of error compared with the survey conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/most-americans-oppose-the-trump-administration-cuts-to-the-federal-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six months ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opinions-appear-to-have-crystallized\">Opinions appear to have crystallized\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These recent results are remarkably similar to those expressed in April. The results for the three different survey questions\u2014which ask about the management of the government in slightly different ways\u2014are very close to each other as well. While there has been some movement among Republicans and independents, those changes are small. It is premature to determine if this trend will continue.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One conclusion is clear, however.&nbsp; Regardless of survey wording\u2014or whether the question was asked six months ago or just recently\u2014roughly twice as many Americans are troubled by the direction of the federal government than are supportive.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service shows that most of the public is pessimistic about the management of the federal government and that cuts made by the Trump administration to the federal workforce and federal programs are having a negative impact on the country. 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