Christina Sterbenz, Columnist

You Need to See These Charts, Trust Us

Voting is a nationwide trust fall. But if our faith in other US institutions is any indication, Americans don’t expect to be caught.

November 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM UTC

By Christina Sterbenz

Christina Sterbenz is an editor for Bloomberg Opinion. She previously worked for NBC News, VICE News, and Business Insider.

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Electing a new president is a pretty miraculous act, especially considering that only about 22% of Americans have faith in the federal government.