Voters Say Federal Bureaucracy Too Big, Focused on Pushing Political Agenda Rather than Serving Americans

63% of Hispanic Voters Agree Agencies like EPA, CDC, and IRS are Too Large and Only Serve Their Own Political Interests

55% of Independents and 90% of Republicans Also Agree

73% of Democrats Believe Federal Agencies Effectively Serve the American People 

(Austin, TX—Aug 2, 2022) Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted July 24th through July 28th of over 1,000 likely 2022 election voters.

“A majority of voters now fundamentally believe that the very federal government which exists to serve and protect citizens is no longer on their side. They see the government as too large, too invasive, and as an obstacle to their living the American dream. Nearly-two thirds of sought-after Hispanic voters agree. This represents a major shift in the political landscape,” said Mark Meckler, former CEO of Parler and President of Convention of States Action. “The only way to fix this seemingly-impossible problem is an Article V Convention of States, which polling also shows is supported by a huge majority of Americans. Working together, a Convention of States will empower states to reign in the federal government, but the brakes on its growth, and end ‘permanent Washington’.”
For complete details on the poll, including graphics, please visit:

https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/nat-issues-bureaucracies-0729/

KEY INSIGHT: Majority of Americans Believe Federal Agencies Like EPA, CDC and IRS are Too Big and Merely Political:

• 58.5 percent of voters believe that federal bureaucracies in Washington D.C., like the EPA, CDC, IRS, have grown too large and only serve their own political interests.

• 33.1 percent of voters believe that federal bureaucracies in Washington D.C., like EPA, CDC, and IRS, serve the American public and are a useful and effective way to implement laws Congress passes.

• 8.4 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Majority of Independents and Republicans Believe Federal Bureaucracies are Too Big and Only Serve Their Own Political Agenda, Democrats Believe Bureaucracies Serve American Public and are Effective:

• 54.7 percent of Independents believe federal bureaucracies are too big and only serve their own political interests. 32.8 percent believe they serve the American people and are effective, 12.5 percent are not sure.

• 89.9 percent of Republicans believe federal bureaucracies are too big and only serve their own political interests. 5.7 percent believe they serve the American people and are effective, 4.4 percent are not sure.

• 16.3 percent of Democrats believe federal bureaucracies are too big and only serve their own political interests. 72.7 percent believe they serve the American people and are effective, 11 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Majority of Hispanic and White Voters Believe Federal Bureaucracies are Too Big and Only Serve Their Own Political Agenda, Black and Asian Voters Believe Bureaucracies Serve America Public and are Effective:

• 62.5 percent of Hispanic voters believe federal bureaucracies are too big and only serve their own political interests. 29.8 percent believe they serve the American people and are effective, 7.7 percent are not sure.

• 63.4 percent of White voters believe federal bureaucracies are too big and only serve their own political interests. 29.9 percent believe they serve the American people and are effective, 6.7 percent are not sure.

• 31.7 percent of Black voters believe federal bureaucracies are too big and only serve their own political interests. 49.3 percent believe they serve the American people and are effective, 19 percent are not sure.

• 31 percent of Asian voters believe federal bureaucracies are too big and only serve their own political interests. 56.5 percent believe they serve the American people and are effective, 12.6 percent are not sure.