A record 89 percent of Americans now believe corruption is widespread within their government, according to new Gallup polling released this week, marking the highest level recorded in the survey's 20-year history and a 10-point jump from last year alone.

The increase has not been felt evenly across party lines. Democratic voters have driven most of the surge, with just 57 percent viewing government corruption as widespread during former President Joe Biden's final year in office. That number climbed to 76 percent in 2025, President Donald Trump's first year back in the White House, before reaching 91 percent this year.

Political independents largely mirror Democratic sentiment, with 90 percent now expressing the same concern, a 12-point rise since 2024.

Republican views, by contrast, have remained comparatively stable, hovering near 80 to 87 percent over the past two years regardless of which party controls Washington. Gallup suggests this steadiness points to a more entrenched, structural distrust of government among Republicans, one less tied to electoral outcomes than the pattern seen among Democrats.

Notably, it is the narrowing gap between the two parties, rather than a widening one, that has pushed the national figure to record levels, reflecting a rare instance of bipartisan alignment built on shared unease rather than shared politics.

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