Trust in science dropped among U.S. adults in 2022, a major survey shows. The trend was driven by a partisan gap that emerged during the pandemic. Trust continued to drop among Republicans while returning to pre-COVID levels among Democrats.
In the 2022 survey, Democrats’ confidence fell back to around pre-pandemic levels, with 53% reporting a great deal of confidence compared with 55% in 2018. But Republicans’ confidence continued its downward trend, dropping to 22% from 45% in 2018. Confidence in medicine has also grown more polarized since 2018. That year, Democrats and Republicans were about equally likely to say they had high confidence.
Generally, scientists have had a high level of trust compared to other groups in the U.S., said John Besley, who studies public opinion about science at Michigan State University. And even with the latest declines, confidence in science is still higher than many other institutions, he pointed out.“You can definitely see the impact here of people taking cues from their political leaders,” Benz said.
The latest survey found that distrust has grown for some other groups, too. According to the 2022 survey, confidence in the Supreme Court has. Americans also reported lower levels of trust in education, the press, major companies and organized religion. Parikh thought the stakes are high for rebuilding trust in science — and doing so across political lines.
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