
根据一项新调查,美国人对同胞的民主判断的信任已降至五十多年来的最低水平。
trust in their fellow citizens' democratic judgment has fallen to its lowest recorded level in more than five decades, according to a new survey.
总体情况:美国人对政治领导人和机构日益增长的不信任现在也延伸到了彼此之间,民主党人和共和党人表现出相似程度的怀疑。
The big picture: Americans' growing distrust of political leaders and institutions now extends to one another, with Democrats and Republicans showing similar levels of skepticism.
数据:根据盖洛普的调查,51%的美国成年人对全体美国人进行民主判断的能力抱有很大或相当程度的信任。
By the numbers: 51% of U.S. adults have a great deal or fair amount of trust in Americans as a whole to make democratic judgments, per Gallup.
- 这是自1974年盖洛普开始追踪该指标以来的最低读数。
• That's the lowest reading since Gallup began tracking the measure in 1974.
- 这种不信任跨越党派界限:53%的民主党人、51%的共和党人和49%的无党派人士信任美国人进行民主决策的能力。
• The distrust cuts across party lines: 53% of Democrats, 51% of Republicans and 49% of independents trust Americans' ability to make democratic decisions.
回顾: 1976年信任度为86%,2002年和2005年均为78%。
Flashback: Trust stood at 86% in 1976 and 78% in both 2002 and 2005.
- 根据盖洛普的数据,自2018年以来,信任度一直低于60%。
• Trust has stayed below 60% since 2018, according to Gallup. State of play:
现状:美国人对地方政府(67%)和州政府(55%)的信任高于对同胞民主判断的信任(51%)。
Americans have more trust in their local government (67%) and state government (55%) than in their fellow citizens' democratic judgment (51%).
- 调查还发现,42%的美国人信任担任或寻求公职的政客,而33%信任新闻媒体。
• The survey also found that 42% of Americans trust politicians who hold or seek public office, while 33% trust the news media.
全景:对美国主要机构(包括国会、总统职位和银行体系)的信心也已降至历史低点。
Zoom out: confidence in major U.S. institutions, including Congress, the presidency and the banking system, has also fallen to historically low levels.