Democrats more confident than Republicans in news organizations to provide accurate coverage on Election Night 

% of U.S. adults who say they have at least some confidence that news organizations and journalists will do the following, by party

Note: Survey of 1,057 U.S. adults conducted October 8-12, 2026. Democrats and Republicans include respondents who lean toward each party. This graph omits responses from Independents, those who do not lean toward either party. Respondents who have "at least some" confidence includes those who said they have "some," "quite a bit" and a "great deal" of confidence. Those who said they had "not too much" confidence and "no confidence at all" are omitted. 
Source: The Alliance for Trust/Medill Trust TrackerGet the data