Trust in Elections (AmericasBarometer)
Share who trust elections in their country. AmericasBarometer, 2004–2026.
Period: AmericasBarometer Grand Merge 2004–2023 (free, v1.0) and 2025/26 merged file (v1.0). Method: Weighted by wt, the within-country weight. Share of substantive answers; don't know, refused and not asked are left out of the base. A country needs 300 answers to be shown. Counted as yes: 5–7 on the 1–7 trust scale (B47A).
Trust elections (5–7 on a 1–7 scale, %)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2004–2025–2026.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 77.5% | +77.5pp |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 65% | +65.0pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 59.4% | +59.4pp |
| 🇺🇸 USA | 56.3% | +56.3pp |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 42.1% | +42.1pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 0% | -52.9pp |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 0% | -42.3pp |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 0% | -42.2pp |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 0% | -30.3pp |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 0% | -29.9pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 20 | 43.8% | +7.8pp |
Trust in Elections (AmericasBarometer) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Trust elections (5–7 on a 1–7 scale, %) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 77.5% | — |
| 2 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 69.1% | +6.2pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 65% | — |
| 4 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 59.4% | — |
| 5 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 56.9% | +25.6pp |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 USA | 56.3% | — |
| 7 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 51.6% | -7.9pp |
| 8 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 44.1% | -1.5pp |
| 9 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 42.1% | — |
| 10 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 39% | +15.0pp |
| 11 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 38.9% | +0.20pp |
| 12 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 38% | -2.0pp |
| 13 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 37.3% | — |
| 14 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 34.6% | — |
| 15 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 32.7% | +5.4pp |
| 16 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 31.2% | +10.3pp |
| 17 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 30.6% | +4.3pp |
| 18 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 27.6% | -0.70pp |
| 19 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 26% | -4.2pp |
| 20 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 17.4% | -5.0pp |