Americans trust local government more than state

American City and County: Continuing a trend of more than a decade, in 2014 Americans continued to trust their local governments more than their state governments.

According to a Gallup poll, 72 percent of Americans have high levels of trust in their local governments, while 62 percent have high levels of trust in their state governments. These figures are relatively unchanged from last year, and are off only a few percentage points from historical averages.

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