Hawkeye Reporter

Republican voters have some trust issues as it relates to state elected officials compared to voters on the other side of the political aisle.

A survey was conducted by the Trafalgar Group in partnership with the Convention of States Action and surveyed 1,119 likely general election voters.

The poll finds that many Americans trust President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to protect, defend and promote issues that they find important. Some trust Republican governors and state legislators. 

Out of the survey, 34.8% were partial to federal Democrats and 33% were partial to Republican state leaders. Only 15% trusted congressional Republicans and even fewer trusted state Democrat leaders at 9.4%, according to the survey.

The results widely differed by party affiliation with 63.5% of Democrats choosing Biden and congressional Democrats as most effective. Only 7.6% of Democrats surveyed chose state Republican leaders. Of Republicans, 63.1% trusted state leaders more. Only 8.6% cited Biden and congressional Democrats as the most effective. The third-party and independent respondents had varied responses, but 30.3% had the most faith in Republican governors and state legislators.

The State Legislature and the state executive branch are controlled by Republicans in Iowa, according to Ballotpedia. The state has one Democrat representative, three Republican representatives and two Republican senators in Congress.

Iowa voted for Donald Trump in 2020.

Convention of States Action is a grassroots political organization with over 5 million supporters across the United States, according to its website. The organization's primary focus is on calling an Article V Convention of the States to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It only promotes amendments that would impose limitations on the size and scope of the federal government.

The Trafalgar Group is a public polling and market research firm. Its website states that Real Clear Politics called it the "most accurate pollster of the cycle among those firms that polled multiple Senate and governor races” this year.