皮尤研究中心的最新调查显示，大多数美国成年人支持众议院开始对唐纳德·特朗普总统进行弹劾调查的决定，这一支持在更年轻的年龄组中更加明显。

数据显示54%的美国成年人赞成众议院对总统展开调查的决定。44%的人不赞成这一举措。

更高的比例——58%——表示总统肯定或可能做过“弹劾理由”的事情。

这项研究调查了10月1日至13日期间的3487名成年人。尽管大多数人支持这项调查，皮尤指出，在众议院领袖南希·佩洛西宣布调查之前，大多数美国人从9月初开始就没有改变他们对此事的看法。

然而，皮尤报道说，9%最初反对调查的受访者已经改变了主意现在退后。其中大多数——61%——是民主党或倾向于民主党的独立人士，尽管32%是共和党或倾向于共和党的独立人士。

九月初接受调查的人中有一半支持弹劾调查。这项调查是在特朗普与乌克兰总统沃洛迪米尔·泽兰斯基的通话内容被披露之前进行的。

年轻的美国人更有可能支持弹劾调查。63%的18-29岁的人支持这项调查，60%的30-49岁的人支持这项调查，50%的50-64岁的人支持这项调查。只有年龄最大的群体——65岁或以上——表示大多数人反对弹劾调查，只有43%的人赞成。

不管他们是否支持调查，皮尤的数据显示，少数受访者期望弹劾调查“公平合理”。43%的受访者预计共和党会以不公平的方式处理这一过程，而47%的受访者认为民主党也是如此。

毫不奇怪，民主党人和共和党人之间在支持调查方面存在巨大分歧。89%的民主党人和民主党人支持这项调查，而84%的共和党人和共和党人不赞成。

党派受访者对总统的行为是否可弹劾的分歧较小，尽管仍然很大。绝大多数民主党人——93%——表示特朗普的行为肯定或可能是弹劾的理由。其中，70%的人相信他会被弹劾。

但是80%的被调查共和党人仍然不相信总统的行为是弹劾的理由。然而，只有46%的人表示他们相信他的行为不是弹劾的理由。

唐纳德·特朗普总统于2019年10月17日在德克萨斯州达拉斯美国航空中心举行的“保持美国伟大”竞选集会上发表讲话。

MOST AMERICANS NOW BACK TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATION, WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THE STRONGEST SUPPORTERS

The latest survey from the Pew Research Center indicates that a majority of American adults support the House's decision to begin an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, with support even more pronounced among younger age groups.

The data, released Thursday, showed that 54 percent of American adults approve of the House's decision to launch an investigation into the president. Forty-four percent disapproved of the move.

An even higher number—58 percent—said the president had definitely or probably done things that are "grounds for impeachment."

The study surveyed 3,487 adults between October 1 and 13. Though most supported the investigation, Pew noted that most Americans have not changed their views on the matter since early September before House Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the probe.

However, Pew reported that nine percent of respondents who had initially opposed the investigation have changed their minds and now back it. Most of these—61 percent—were either Democrats or Democrat-leaning independents, though 32 percent were either Republicans or Republican-leaning independents.

Half of all those surveyed in early September supported an impeachment investigation. This survey was conducted before the contents of Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were revealed.

Young Americans were more likely to support the impeachment investigation. Sixty-three percent of those aged 18 to 29 supported the probe, 60 percent of those aged 30 to 49, and 50 percent of those aged 50 to 64. Only the oldest age group—65 years old or more—expressed majority opposition to the impeachment investigation, with just 43 percent in favor.

Regardless of their support for the investigation, Pew's figures show that a minority of respondents expect a "fair and reasonable" impeachment inquiry. Forty-three percent of those surveyed expected the Republicans to handle the process in an unfair manner, while 47 percent said the same of the Democrats.

Unsurprisingly, there is a significant gulf in support for the investigation between Democrats and Republicans. Eighty-nine percent of Democrats and Democratic leaners currently support the inquiry, while 84 percent of Republicans and Republican leaners disapprove.

Partisan respondents are less, though still significantly, divided on whether the president's actions are impeachable. The vast majority of Democrats—93 percent—said Trump's actions are definitely or probably grounds for impeachment. Of those, 70 percent were confident that he could be impeached.

But 80 percent of Republicans surveyed still do not believe that the president's actions are grounds for impeachment. Only 46 percent, however, said they were confident that his actions were not grounds for impeachment.

President Donald Trump speaks during a "Keep America Great" Campaign Rally at American Airlines Center on October 17, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.