blog post Do Californians Trust Government to Do What Is Right? By Deja Thomas Oct 25, 2021 Californians are divided on trusting the state government, with nearly half saying they trust it just about always or most of the time. Californians tend to express less trust in the federal government.
blog post Californians’ Trust in Washington Is Low By Dean Bonner Jul 8, 2022 Most residents lack trust in the federal government to do what is right—and many think it is run by a few big interests looking out for themselves.
blog post Testimony: Building Trust in State Government By Mark Baldassare Jan 22, 2015 Californians’ distrust in state government predates the low voter turnouts of the 2014 election.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare Sep 21, 2003 This is the 39th PPIC Statewide Survey and the 15th in a series of large-scale public opinion polls that PPIC is conducting on a periodic basis throughout California's election cycles. The purpose of this series is to develop an objective, in-depth profile of the social, economic, and political forces affecting public policy preferences and ballot choices in California. Some findings of the current survey Californian's trust in their state government is at its lowest level since the statewide survey began in 1998. Only 27% of state residents say they trust the government in Sacramento to do what is right just about always or most of the time. Disapproval ratings for Governor Davis remain high (65%), and 53% of likely voters say they would vote to remove him from office. A majority of Californians (58%) say their region remains mired in an economic recession. Two-thirds of Californians (67%) think the state is headed in the wrong direction. If the 2004 presidential election were held today, 45% of the state's likely voters say they would vote for the Democratic nominee, 40% would vote for George W. Bush.
blog post Californians Offer Mixed Views of Government as Critical Deadlines Loom By Dean Bonner May 17, 2023 A solid majority of Californians think that Governor Newsom and the state legislature can work together, while just one in four expect cooperation between President Biden and Congress. However, trust in both levels of government is generally low.
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, Deja Thomas Feb 22, 2024 Schiff, Porter, and Garvey lead in the top-two primary for the US Senate, while Trump is poised to capture all of California's delegates in the Republican presidential primary. Majorities see the situation at the US-Mexico border as a major problem.
Fact Sheet Voter Participation in California By Mark Baldassare, Lunna Lopes, Dean Bonner, David Kordus Sep 9, 2015
