Confidence in the honesty of U.S. elections lags behind other countries

The Russians may not have had much real success hacking our elections. But their efforts, combined with other fears brought on extreme partisanship, a proliferation of conspiracy theories and a feeling of helplessness, have made a real impact on Americans' confidence in our elections.

A new report published by Gallup finds that only 40 percent of the country has confidence in the honesty of our elections — ranking the United States a distant 27th in the world.

Citizens in Nordic countries had the highest level of confidence in their elections,...