U.S. POLITICAL CHASM WIDENS Percent trust - 0 + Distrust Neutral Trust Change, 2021 to 2022 Business NGOs Government Media 55 55 57 53 55 0 pts Democrats TRUST INDEX +1 0 +6 -5 Trust gap, 20ptss Democrats vs. 7 19 24 31 Republicans For the first time, -14 business distrusted among Republicans 48 35 pts 38 29 24 TRUST INDEX Republicans -12 -11 -20 -13 l 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. General population, U.S., by political affiliation.