Overview

• Di Tella’s Government Confidence Index dropped 13.6% from July to 2.12 and fell 16.5% versus a year earlier, marking the sharpest low since Milei took office.
• All five components declined in August: concern for the public interest (-18.2%), problem‑solving capacity (-14.6%), spending efficiency (-13.2%), overall evaluation (-12.8%) and officials’ honesty (-9.9%).
• Trust fell unevenly across groups, with men at 2.42 versus women at 1.80, and the Interior (2.39) outpacing CABA (1.76) and Greater Buenos Aires (1.68).
• Support among 18–29 year‑olds plunged 24.4%, ending months in which younger voters had been among the government’s strongest backers.
• The survey, conducted by Poliarquía from August 1–14 with 1,000 adults, interrupted four months of relative stability; Milei’s 20‑month average stands at 2.48, between Macri’s 2.58 and Fernández’s 2.17.