54 Percent: U.S. Provides Too Much Government Control

June 28, 2023: Fifty-four percent (54%) of voters believe that the United States provides too much government control including 29% who say it provides far too much. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 22% believe the U.S. provides too much individual freedom, and 15% say the balance is about right.

The survey also found that 71% trust the American people more than political leaders when it comes to making major policy decisions. Just 14% trust political leaders more.

Methodology

The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on June 13-15, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.

The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.

Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.

Survey Questions

Does the United States provide too much individual freedom, too much government control, or is the balance about right?

• 4%-Far too much individual freedom
• 18%-Somewhat too much individual freedom
• 25%-Somewhat too much government control
• 29%-Far too much government control
• 15%-About the right balance
• 9%-Not sure

When it comes to making major policy decisions, who do you trust more: the American people or America’s political leaders?

• 71%-The American people
• 14%-Political leaders
• 14%-Not sure