Overview

• Only 10% of U.S. adults give high ratings to how democracy is working or representing most Americans.
• Majorities say laws and policies do a poor job of representing what most Americans want on issues like the economy, spending, and immigration.
• About half believe democracy is not working well, while just 10% say it's working very or extremely well.
• Around half say both major parties are doing a bad job upholding democratic values.
• say Congress is doing a bad job upholding democracy, while just 16% say it's doing a good job.