Survey: 85%of U.S. adults say Washington doesn't care about them NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Nine-in-10 U.S. adults say Washington is out of touch with the rest of the country, compared to 87 percent in 2011 and 70 percent in 2010, a survey indicates. The Harris Poll of 2,368 U.S. adults surveyed online from Oct. 16-21 by Harris Interactive found the Alienation Index is 67, compared to 63 in 2011, 52 the year before and 53 in 2009. The Alienation Index -- how people feel their interests are heard and addressed by people with power and influence -- found: 85 percent of U.S. adults say the people running the country don't really care what happens to them, compared to 73 percent in 2011 and 50 percent in 2010. 80 percent say the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, compared to 73 percent in 2011. 69 percent say most people in power try to take advantage of people like them compared to 63 percent two years ago and 53 percent in 2010. 61 percent say what they think doesn't count very much anymore, down from 66 percent in 2011. 38 percent say they are left out of things going on around them, compared to 41 percent in 2011. Republicans score a 65, Democrats score a 66 and Independents score a 68 in the Alienation Index.