Confidence in US Military at Lowest Point in 26 Years: Gallup Poll

Confidence in one of the most trusted institutions in the United States, the military, has fallen to its lowest point in more than 25 years, according to a new poll by Gallup.

National Guard troops carry riot shields as they assume positions in the vicinity of the U.S. Capitol at the Inauguration of Joe Biden in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

Confidence in one of the most trusted institutions in the United States, the military, has fallen to its lowest point in more than 25 years, according to a new poll by Gallup.

On Monday, Gallup shared the results of a June poll, which found about 60 percent of U.S. adults who were surveyed expressed either a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the U.S. military, while the remainder expressed “very little” or only “some” confidence in the military. This figure marks the lowest level of confidence in the U.S. military since 1997.