Term limits act as a check on the power and transparency of government; however, far less than half of all states actually have term limits in their laws. Do the states who do implement term limit restrictions have more trusting citizens? According to information from Truth in Accounting's State Data Lab, there is some overlap. However, many states with term limits have untrusting citizens, and likewise no term limits does not mean no trust. This simply shows how many factors go into citizens' trust of their state.

The most trusted states in the US are North Dakota (77%), Wyoming (76%), and Utah (75%). However, none of these states have laws concerning term limits. Out of the three least trusted states (Maine, Rhode Island, and Illinois), only one--Maine--has term limits. Though such laws may be beneficial by implementing checks and balances on government, they do not automatically equate to a more trusting citizenry.