Expert Survey on American Democracy: March 2018
Our expert survey results in March 2018 demonstrate increased threat levels and perceived risk of democratic breakdown. From February to March 2018, ratings worsened on all six dimensions of democratic performance, further reversing the improvement from December to January. Experts rate a 9.1% chance of democratic breakdown in the U.S. within the next four years and 100% of respondents believe that democratic quality has declined over the last 10 years. In general, democracy