Majority Look Favorably On Local Government

How do you feel about Anne Arundel County Government?

If you're like a majority of those surveyed by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, then your answer might be "pretty good."

A poll released last month found that 63 percent of those surveyed looked favorably on their local governments. That percentage is roughly unchanged from last year when the group conducted a similar survey.

State governments are enjoying similar public approval with 57 percent of those surveyed saying they look favorably upon their state governments—a five-point increase over last year.

Meanwhile, public opinion of the federal government decreased by 5 points to 28 percent—the lowest point ever in a Pew poll, according to the center.

The center reports that many of the results "finds positive ratings across party lines for state and local governments overall. But the partisan makeup of the state government matters: Republicans give more positive ratings to GOP-led state governments, while Democrats rate Democratic-led state governments more highly.

"Notably, politically divided state governments get positive ratings from members of both parties. In the 13 states with divided governments—those in which the governor and a majority of state legislators are from different parties—majorities of both Republicans and Democrats express favorable opinions of their state governments," according to the report.

What's your opinion of Anne Arundel County government? Take our poll and tell us in the comments.