Approval ratings for six major federal agencies — the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Internal Revenue Service — have all dropped sharply since 2024, according to a new poll from Gallup released Thursday.
The survey of these agencies sits at or near their lowest approval levels in Gallup’s records, which date back to 2003, signaling a growing dissatisfaction toward the U.S. government.
The CDC saw its “excellent/good” rating drop from 40% to 31% in one year, while the CIA has a similar drop from 40% to 30% since last year. The FDA and EPA both dipped in their “excellent/good” ratings down to only 27% and 26%, respectively.
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