71 percent of respondents believe that members of Congress only want what’s best for themselves

Percent of respondents think that officers want what’s best for America, compared to just 12 percent who think the same of members of Congress—a major disparity. In fact, 71 percent of respondents believe that members of Congress only want what’s best for themselves. Local politicians don’t fare much better at 59 percent.

While federal civil servants don’t perform as poorly as local politicians, 37 percent believe that they want what’s best for themselves, and only 22 percent think that civil servants have the best interests of the country at heart.

A total of 55 percent of respondents think police officers want the best for the country, with 24 percent holding that these officers just want what’s good for them.