A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters think most members of Congress get reelected because election rules are rigged to benefit incumbents. Only 17% believe most congressmen get reelected because of the good job they do representing their constituents. A sizable 30% aren’t sure which is the case.

These findings have changed little over the past two years, highlighting voters’ continuing distrust of the process. After all, the word “rigged” is a strong term to include in a survey question, and yet half the nation’s voters believe it applies to election rules for members of Congress.

The number of voters who believe the election process is fair also continues to hover around the halfway mark. Just 54% of voters now think American elections are fair to voters. Thirty-one percent (31%) say they’re not fair, and another 15% are undecided.