There’s a crisis of faith in the public sector. Public trust is eroding at a rapid pace, with only 16% of Americans saying they trust the government to do what’s right. Additionally, a large part of that mistrust is misalignment with community needs on top of the public’s lack of visibility into how their government operates and where their taxes are spent.

According to data from Polco, in 2022 less than 50% of residents surveyed had confidence in their local government. The same data revealed that total confidence in local government fell from 56% in 2020 to 48% in 2022.