Confidence in mass media, by party
Share who said they have a great deal or fair amount of trust and confidence in the media; Survey of 1,016 U.S. adults most recently conducted Sept. 1-23, 2023
A line chart shows confidence in mass media by U.S. political party affiliation, annually from 1997 to 2023. The September 2023 survey found that 58% of Democrats surveyed said they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in media, while 11% of Republicans said the same. 29% of Independents said they trust the media. Across all three parties, trust is down from a high in 2017.
