2014年，美国政治中缺乏全国性的重大争议议题，公众政治意识相对冷淡，多方参与者政治行动的非对称特征比较明显。本年度，党派认同程度降至75年来的最低点，两党人士相互评价恶化，中期选举投票率降至战后最低点，两党选民非对称的投票参与帮助共和党赢得了巨大胜利。枪杀布朗案等事件引发政治抗争，但抗争政治深度和广度明显低于前几年。联邦和州政府领导层相对稳定，府际互动中也呈现出非对称行动特征，在移民改革和《真实身份法》部分落实中都得到了体现。在政府治理中，选举财务改革、医保改革落实及网络规制等举措都有比较深远的影响。
The year 2014 lacked significant controversial issues in American politics. The public displayed clear political apathy while political players acted asymmetrically. Party identification reached its nadir in the past 75 years. Partisan animosity substantially increased. Midterm election turnout dropped to its lowest point since the end of World War II. Asymmetric partisan voting rates allowed the Republicans to have swept the midterm elections. Although incidents such as the shooting of Michael Brown led to political contentions，the subsequent political campaigns were far less extensive as compared to several years ago. Federal and state governance was relatively stable. The interaction among state governments was asymmetric，as presented in both immigration reform and the implementation of the REAL ID Act. In addition，the influence of campaign finance reform，the implementation of health care reform，and internet regulation were profound and far-reaching.
