Only about one-quarter of Americans are now satisfied with the nation's system of government and how well it works, according to a recent Gallup poll.
The poll found that people expressing satisfaction on this topic during a January survey fell sharply to only 27%, from 43% last year. The level of dissatisfaction with how government is working—at 73%—is higher than in any prior year in the past two decades when comparing it to past survey measurements Gallup has recorded.
Much of this year's drop was driven by Republicans. The level of satisfaction with the system of government fell to just 30%, from 54% in 2020, among people who are Republicans or lean toward the party. For Democrats, the decline was more modest, to 24% from 30%.
The poll suggests that Americans have grown increasingly dissatisfied with other aspects of the country as well. It comes at a time when the nation for nearly a year now has seen day-to-day life and huge segments of the economy upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
Conducted from Jan. 4-15, the survey captures people's views during Donald Trump's final weeks as president, at a time when he and his surrogates were pushing unproven allegations that widespread voter fraud occurred during the November presidential election. Trump lost the election to President Biden, who was sworn in on Jan. 20.
In the past year, the nation has seen various episodes of unrest, some of which have turned unwieldy and violent.
On Jan. 6, a mob of people loyal to Trump, including some with ties to far-right extremist groups, stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Meanwhile, people upset over coronavirus-related public health restrictions have demonstrated at statehouses. And there was a wave of prote ..
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