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Republicans Increasingly Mistrusting Of Government Statistics

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A YouGov report has shown that Republicans are significantly more distrusting of government statistics that Democrats.

  • The report is the latest data set to illustrate the level of partisan divide in perceptions of government and media. The report also demonstrates the difficulty for Democrats to swing Republican leaning voters ahead of the midterms.
  • YouGov: ‘The statistic most likely to be trusted by Republicans is ocean temperatures, followed by civilian casualties by the U.S. military abroad (a statistic that was among the least likely to be trusted by Democrats). Unlike Republicans, Democrats are more likely to trust than to distrust each of the statistics polled.’

Chart 1: Trust in government statistics (YouGov)

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