For the first time in its history, the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, the sister company to the The Economist newspaper, has listed the U.S. as a “flawed democracy” in its annual Democracy Index.

The Economist Intelligence Unit downgraded the U.S. from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy,” due to the “further erosion of trust in government and elected officials there,” according to the group’s website.