According to Gallup, Government is considered to be the #1 problem as reported by Americans – for 5 of the last 6 years:
Over the course of the year, Gallup asks survey respondents this open-ended question: “What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the third straight year, the government and certain domestic challenges have been at the forefront of Americans’ minds when asked to name “the most important problem facing the country today.” At the same time, economic and national security concerns have been conspicuously absent from the top mentions.
The 27% of Americans who name the government as the top challenge this year exceeds the average of 22% in 2018 and is the highest annual average for the problem in Gallup records.