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On the whole, on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is very poorly and 10 is very well. A. How well does democracy work in America today?
How well democracy works in America today · Asked in 3 waves, 2004–2024 · 4,382 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,646 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,264 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,472 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Very poorly | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Very well | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 6% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 2% | 6% | 1646 | ±3 | |
| Northeast | 7% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 19% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 265 | ±9 | |
| Midwest | 6% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 402 | ±7 | |
| South | 6% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 22% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 2% | 6% | 661 | ±5 | |
| West | 6% | 1% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 17% | 14% | 18% | 10% | 3% | 7% | 318 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.