{"id":311818,"date":"2026-06-10T14:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=311818"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:03:30","slug":"americans-are-more-dissatisfied-with-how-their-democracy-is-working-than-people-in-other-high-income-countries","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/10\/americans-are-more-dissatisfied-with-how-their-democracy-is-working-than-people-in-other-high-income-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans are more dissatisfied with how their democracy is working than people in other high-income countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"635550\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #635550;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_featured.png?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_featured.png?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_featured.png?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_featured.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_featured.png?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_featured.png?w=640\" alt=\"A Statue of Liberty sculpture is displayed outside a polling station in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-313888 not-transparent\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Statue of Liberty sculpture is displayed outside a polling station in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 4, 2025. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (69%) say they are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in their country. This share is higher than in most other <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/en\/opendata\/understanding-country-income--world-bank-group-income-classifica\">high-income countries<\/a> surveyed by Pew Research Center this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:311818,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/10\\\/americans-are-more-dissatisfied-with-how-their-democracy-is-working-than-people-in-other-high-income-countries\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/st_26-06-11_satisfaction_bars\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-10&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:315328,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/satisfaction_with_how_democracy_is_working_in_16_high-income_countries-303376-1781117159.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Satisfaction with how democracy is working in 16 high-income countries&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;&lt;em&gt;% who are __ with the way democracy is working in their country&lt;\\\/em&gt;&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Country&quot;,&quot;Dissatisfied&quot;,&quot;Satisfied&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Sweden&quot;,&quot;24&quot;,&quot;76&quot;],[&quot;South Korea&quot;,&quot;39&quot;,&quot;61&quot;],[&quot;Germany&quot;,&quot;40&quot;,&quot;60&quot;],[&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;43&quot;,&quot;56&quot;],[&quot;Netherlands&quot;,&quot;44&quot;,&quot;55&quot;],[&quot;Australia&quot;,&quot;48&quot;,&quot;51&quot;],[&quot;Poland&quot;,&quot;47&quot;,&quot;49&quot;],[&quot;U.K.&quot;,&quot;51&quot;,&quot;47&quot;],[&quot;Japan&quot;,&quot;56&quot;,&quot;44&quot;],[&quot;Hungary&quot;,&quot;61&quot;,&quot;39&quot;],[&quot;Italy&quot;,&quot;62&quot;,&quot;37&quot;],[&quot;Israel&quot;,&quot;63&quot;,&quot;35&quot;],[&quot;Spain&quot;,&quot;68&quot;,&quot;32&quot;],[&quot;France&quot;,&quot;69&quot;,&quot;30&quot;],[&quot;U.S.&quot;,&quot;69&quot;,&quot;30&quot;],[&quot;Greece&quot;,&quot;77&quot;,&quot;23&quot;],[&quot;16-country median&quot;,&quot;54&quot;,&quot;45&quot;]]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/satisfaction_with_how_democracy_is_working_in_16_high-income_countries-303376-1781117159.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/10\/americans-are-more-dissatisfied-with-how-their-democracy-is-working-than-people-in-other-high-income-countries\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/st_26-06-11_satisfaction_bars\/\" data-chart-title=\"Satisfaction with how democracy is working in 16 high-income countries\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Satisfaction with how democracy is working in 16 high-income countries<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\"><em>% who are __ with the way democracy is working in their country<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/satisfaction_with_how_democracy_is_working_in_16_high-income_countries-303376-1781117159.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"045573d6-c83a-4d0c-9ea5-5ee372b007b9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (86%) are dissatisfied with how American democracy is working. Around half of Republicans and GOP leaners (51%) say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/15\/americans-stand-out-internationally-for-their-pessimism-about-the-nations-political-system\/\"><em>Americans stand out internationally for their pessimism about the nation\u2019s political system<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across all 16 countries polled, <strong>a median of 54% of adults are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working, while a median of 45% are satisfied.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But opinions vary substantially by nation. For example, around three-in-four Greeks are dissatisfied with how their democracy is working, while a similar share of Swedes are <em>satisfied.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at satisfaction with the way democracy is working in 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/en\/opendata\/understanding-country-income--world-bank-group-income-classifica\">high-income countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This research is a part of our long-running work on democracy. It builds on previous work we\u2019ve done on <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/30\/dissatisfaction-with-democracy-remains-widespread-in-many-nations\/\">satisfaction with democracy<\/a> around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/international-surveys\/\">international surveys<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 19,715 people across 16 countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interviews were conducted Feb. 9-May 6, 2026. In Hungary, interviews were conducted before the parliamentary elections in April 2026. We designed the surveys to represent the views of the adult population in each country. Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_topline.pdf\">survey questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"changes-since-last-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changes since last year<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most surveyed countries, satisfaction with the way democracy is working has not changed significantly since 2025. 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Those who did not answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-5b2f5148-16bf-4f9a-adcc-54ae5730eb70\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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Those who did not answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"5b2f5148-16bf-4f9a-adcc-54ae5730eb70\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"5b2f5148-16bf-4f9a-adcc-54ae5730eb70\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"5b2f5148-16bf-4f9a-adcc-54ae5730eb70\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"5b2f5148-16bf-4f9a-adcc-54ae5730eb70\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>South Korea: <\/strong>Following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea held an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/03\/asia\/south-korea-presidential-election-results-intl-hnk\">early presidential election<\/a> between our 2025 and 2026 surveys, resulting in the election of former opposition leader Lee Jae Myung. The share of South Korean adults who are satisfied with the way democracy is working <strong>more than doubled in a year, from 28% in 2025 to 61% in 2026.<\/strong> This was the largest increase in any nation we surveyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Japan:<\/strong> Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned and was replaced by Sanae Takaichi between our 2025 and 2026 surveys. In February 2026, just days before we fielded our survey in Japan, Takaichi\u2019s party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/takaichi-dominates-japans-lower-house-election\">won snap elections in a landslide<\/a>. Satisfaction with democracy in Japan <strong>increased from 24% in 2025 to 44% in 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, Japanese men were more likely than women to be satisfied with the functioning of democracy. But the gender gap disappeared in 2026, after Takaichi became the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/02\/about-a-third-of-un-member-countries-have-ever-had-a-woman-leader\/\">first female prime minister<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Australia: <\/strong>Satisfaction with democracy in Australia <strong>dropped from 61% to 51%<\/strong> in the past year. Over the same period, Australians have also become much more negative on the economy, with the share who describe the country\u2019s economic situation as good dropping from 37% in 2025 to 20% in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>United States: <\/strong>In the U.S., satisfaction with democracy has <strong>declined somewhat, from 37% in 2025 to 30% in 2026.<\/strong> This decrease is largely driven by Republicans. Six-in-ten Republicans were satisfied in 2025, compared with 48% today. Satisfaction with democracy among Democrats has not changed significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of Americans in both parties also say that democracy in the U.S. <em>used to be<\/em> a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years. In total, 68% of Americans hold this view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/15\/multiple-indicators-show-a-decline-in-the-health-of-americas-democracy-in-2025\/\"><em>Multiple indicators show a decline in the health of America\u2019s democracy in 2025<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_topline.pdf\">survey questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/SR_26.06.10_satisfaction-democracy_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large majority of Democrats (86%) are dissatisfied with how American democracy is working. 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