BY JENNIFER WEINGART
A new poll shows that most Americans trust local government more than those serving at the state or federal level.
The poll, done by Mason-Dixon for the League of Cities surveyed 1,000 registered voters. It found that 37% put most of their trust in local government.
That's higher than the 22 percent who said they trusted state government the most and the 12 percent who said they trust the federal government to represent their needs.
Greg Minchak with the League of Cities thinks people's trust in local government comes from their ability to participate in the process.
"Our people are folks they see in the grocery store everyday they can go to city council meeting and raise their complaints, talk to them about what's going on and I think there's a good general sense that they have the ability to give feedback into the process." Minchak said.
The poll showed trust in local government was the same across party lines with 32 percent of democrats, 39 percent of independents and 40 percent of republicans putting their trust in local government.