In a 2019 survey, 33 percent of Democrats thought that a sizable minority of elected officials break the law or abusive their powers of office in the United States. On the other hand, only eight percent of Independents thought that just a few elected officials abused their powers.
Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party
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VOX. (November 7, 2019). Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079500/number-elected-officials-americans-think-break-law-political-party/
VOX. "Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party." Chart. November 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079500/number-elected-officials-americans-think-break-law-political-party/
VOX. (2019). Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079500/number-elected-officials-americans-think-break-law-political-party/
VOX. "Number of Elected Officials Americans Think Break The Law or Abuse The Powers of Their Office U.S. 2019, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079500/number-elected-officials-americans-think-break-law-political-party/
VOX, Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079500/number-elected-officials-americans-think-break-law-political-party/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Number of elected officials Americans think break the law or abuse the powers of their office U.S. 2019, by political party [Graph], VOX, November 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079500/number-elected-officials-americans-think-break-law-political-party/