Public Holds Broadly Favorable Views of Many Federal Agencies, Including CDC and HHS

As the United States confronts the coronavirus outbreak, Americans continue to rate a wide range of federal agencies favorably, including two at the forefront of dealing with COVID-19: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services. Other federal agencies, including the Postal Service, the Census Bureau and the Department of Homeland Security, also receive broadly favorable ratings from the public.

Growing shares of Republicans express favorable views of CDC, HHS and Justice DepartmentThe public has long viewed the CDC positively. Currently, 79% of...