The Brief

Six federal government agencies received low job ratings from Americans based on data from a new Gallup poll.

However, the only agency that received a favorable rating from respondents was the United States Postal Service.

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Data for the poll was gathered through phone interviews conducted by ReconMR between Sept. 2-16, 2025, with 1,000 adults 18 years old or older living in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

Which federal agencies had low ratings?

Why you should care:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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