2026年2月12日 / 美国东部时间下午3:35 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
早在竞选季开始之前，政党的形象或品牌就已经在公众心中形成。我们现在请人们对两党进行各种描述。
他们的回答揭示了一个高度分裂的国家图景：一方被视为”软弱”，另一方则被视为”极端”。尽管每一方的支持者都认为自己是合理的，但他们往往认为对方不合理。而且，两党都未能从独立选民那里获得积极评价。
从一系列描述词中，大多数选民用”软弱”来形容民主党，而”极端”是形容共和党最常用的词。这些看法与近年来以及去年秋天美国人对两党的看法大体相似。
民主党被视为”软弱”的看法不一定是该党处于在野地位的结果。2022年（当时民主党控制国会和白宫），选民对民主党的看法也类似：认为民主党”软弱”的人多于认为其”强大”的人，而且大多数人不认为民主党”有效”。当时，大多数选民也认为共和党”极端”，这种态势至今依然存在。
民主党在被视为”有效”或”强大”方面仍然落后于共和党，尽管认为共和党具备这些特质的比例尚未过半。
对民主党相对负面的描述部分源于其党内成员的看法略显黯淡。
另一方面，全国的共和党人对本党描述更为统一和积极。
例如，45%的民主党人将自己的政党描述为”强大”，而80%的共和党人选择了这一描述词。更多民主党人将自己的政党描述为”软弱”，而共和党人这样描述自己政党的比例较低。（更多共和党人认为自己的政党”极端”，但比例仍然相对较低。）
与此相关的是，我们看到在对民主党如何应对特朗普总统的看法中也存在类似情况。最近的哥伦比亚广播公司新闻民调发现，很少有民主党人对国会民主党人有效反对总统的能力”非常有信心”。
全国民主党中最自由派的群体最为批评：大多数人对国会民主党人有效反对特朗普总统的能力没有信心，这可能反映在他们对自己政党的描述上。与温和派相比，他们不太可能称自己的政党”有效”或”强大”。
除了激发本党支持者的热情外，两党还将寻求吸引独立选民。
与总体选民一样，大多数独立选民认为民主党”软弱”，共和党”极端”。他们确实认为共和党在”强大”和”有效”方面更胜一筹，而民主党在”合理”方面有优势——尽管他们对两党在这些方面的评价都相对较低。
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本分析基于哥伦比亚广播公司新闻/优阁（YouGov）的一项调查，该调查以全国代表性样本对2,425名美国成年人进行了访谈，访谈时间为2026年2月3日至5日。样本根据美国人口普查局的美国社区调查和当前人口调查，以及2024年总统选举结果，按性别、年龄、种族和教育程度进行加权，以使其具有全国代表性。误差幅度为±2.4个百分点。
CBS News poll analysis on words voters pick to describe the Democratic and Republican parties
February 12, 2026 / 3:35 PM EST / CBS News
Long before campaign season, the images or brands of the political parties are in the public mind. We asked people to weigh in right now on various descriptions of each of them.
Their answers reveal a portrait of a very divided nation. One in which one party is seen more as “weak” while the other is “extreme.” And while each set of partisans thinks they’re reasonable, they tend to say the other is not. And neither party elicits glowing descriptions from independents.
From a list of descriptors, “weak” is the way most voters describe the Democratic Party, while “extreme” is the word most picked to describe the Republican Party. These sentiments are generally similar to what we’ve seen in recent years and how Americans viewed the parties as recently as last fall.
The perception of the Democratic Party as “weak” is not necessarily an artifact of the party’s being out of power. Voters’ perceptions of the Democratic Party in 2022 (when the party controlled Congress and the White House) were similar: More called it “weak” than “strong,” and most did not describe it as “effective.” At that time, most voters also called the GOP “extreme,” so that dynamic also remains.
The Democratic Party continues to lag behind the Republicans in being seen as “effective” or “strong”, although the percentage who ascribe these words to the GOP falls short of a majority.
These relatively less positive descriptors for the Democratic Party are driven in part by somewhat lackluster views among its own rank and file.
The nation’s Republicans, on the other hand, are more unified and more positive in their descriptions of the GOP.
For example, 45% of Democrats describe their party as “strong,” compared to 80% of Republicans who pick that descriptor for their party. And more Democrats label their party “weak” than Republicans do theirs. (More Republicans do call their party extreme than Democrats do theirs, but it’s still relatively few.)
Relatedly, we’ve seen some of this in perceptions of how the Democratic Party deals with President Trump. Recent CBS News polling found few of the country’s Democrats have “a lot” of confidence in the ability of congressional Democrats to effectively oppose the president.
The most liberal wing of the nation’s Democrats is the most critical: Most don’t have confidence in the Democrats in Congress to effectively oppose Mr. Trump, and that may be reflected in how they describe their own party. They are less apt than the moderates to call their party “effective” or “strong.”
Beyond energizing their own partisans, the parties will look to appeal to independent voters.
Like voters overall, most independents view the Democratic Party as “weak” and the GOP as “extreme.” They do give the Republicans an edge on being “strong” and “effective,” while the Democrats have an advantage on being “reasonable” — though they give both parties relatively low marks on each of these measures.
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This analysis is based on a CBS News/YouGov survey that was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2,425 U.S. adults interviewed between February 3-5, 2026. The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to gender, age, race, and education, based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, as well as 2024 presidential vote. The margin of error is ±2.4 points.
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