Colorado voters are not feeling very trusting of the government — or the media.

Why it matters: A new poll from Magellan Strategies shows the state's trust in federal and local government ranks the lowest.

• When compared to separate national Gallup polling, Colorado appears more distrustful than America as a whole.

The big picture: The survey comes after a year in which the government and media figured prominently in people's lives, from pandemic health orders to the 2020 election.

• Democrats and unaffiliated voters "were appalled with the Trump administration's management of the federal government," said pollster David Flaherty.
• Republicans "feel the government is rigged and run by liberal bureaucrats who stole the election," he added.

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