Government Most Trusted Level of Government… Georgians trust about equally the various levels of government (Federal, State, County, City). The level of trust toward the Federal government among Liberals is 43.1%, while for Conservatives is just 18.1%. AfricanAmericans (39.4%) and Hispanics (52.6%) report the highest levels of satisfaction with the Federal Government.
30 25.6 25
22.2
21.4
19.9 20 15
10.9 10 5 0
Federal
State
County
City
Did Not Know/ Did Not Respond
Most Trusted Level of Government… Liberal Moderate
50 43.1
Conservative
40
30
20
28.9
27.7
27.1 24.5 18.1
19.2
16.9 16.5
19.3
17 13.6
10
0
Federal
State
County
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City
Most Trusted Level of Government… White AfricanAmerican
60 52.6
Hispanic
50 39.4
40 30
20.4 21.4
20.1
23.5
27.3
25.5 20.9
20 7.8
10
0 0
Federal
State
County
City
Georgians report that the County/City level of government (36.8%) provides them with the greatest return on their tax investment, followed by the Federal Government (33.0%) and the State Government (20.8%).
Greatest Return on Tax Investment… 40 35
36.8 33
30 25 20.8 20 15 9.4
10 5 0
Federal
State
County/City
Did Not Know/ Did Not Respond
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23.9
Regarding cuts in state programs and services, 66.7% of Georgians indicate that they have not been impacted by these actions. On the other hand, 31.1% report a direct impact of these cuts on their household. More women (34.9%) than men (25.7%) report that their households have being impacted by these cuts.
Impact of State Cuts… 80 66.7
70 60 50 40 31.1 30 20 10 0
2.2 Yes
No
Did Not Know/ Did Not Respond
Impact of State Cuts… Women 80 71.6 70
Men
63.3
60 50 40
34.9 25.7
30 20 10 0
1.8 Yes
No
2.8
Did Not Know/ Did Not Respond
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BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
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