Record-low number of US adults proud to be American, poll finds

A dwindling variety of Individuals are “extraordinarily proud” to be Individuals, a lately launched survey has discovered.

In response to a June 29 Gallup ballot, fewer than two-thirds of US adults (65%) say they're “very” or “extraordinarily” pleased with this nation. Simply 38% say they're “extraordinarily” proud — the bottom share of Individuals to present that reply since Gallup started asking the query in 2001.

Against this, 70% of Individuals mentioned they had been “extraordinarily proud” to be American in 2003 and a whopping 91% mentioned they had been “very” or “extraordinarily” proud in 2004.

The Gallup survey additionally discovered that the drop in nationwide pleasure transcends political allegiance.

Whereas 58% of Republicans categorical “excessive” nationwide pleasure, that determine is down from 76% in 2019 and 86% in 2003. Simply 26% of Democrats say they're “extraordinarily proud” to be American, up from a low of twenty-two% in 2019, however down from an all-time excessive of 65% in 2003.

The final time the ballot confirmed a majority of Democrats felt “extraordinarily proud” to be American was in 2013 (56%).

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In response to a June 29 Gallup ballot, fewer than two-thirds of US adults (65%) say they're “very” or “extraordinarily” pleased with this nation.
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A separate survey discovered that 85% of Individuals imagine that the nation is heading within the flawed course.
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Simply 34% of self-described unbiased voters felt “extraordinarily” proud to be an American, down greater than 30 share factors from the group’s all-time excessive of 65% in 2004.

The survey additionally discovered that older Individuals usually tend to be “extraordinarily” pleased with residing within the US — 51% of these 55 and older maintain that view in comparison with 25% of these ages 18 to 34 and 35% of these ages 35 to 54.

Males (43%) usually tend to be “extraordinarily proud” to be American than girls (34%), whereas school graduates (33%) are much less more likely to be “extraordinarily proud” than non-college graduates (41%).

The survey of 1,015 adults was taken between June 1 and 20 — within the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas however earlier than a sequence of controversial Supreme Court docket selections, together with the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

The percentage of Americans who feel "extremely proud" was the lowest number since 2001.
The proportion of Individuals who really feel “extraordinarily proud” was the bottom quantity since 2001.
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The ballot’s margin of error is plus-or-minus 4%.

A separate survey final week discovered that 85% of Individuals imagine that the nation is heading within the flawed course

The Related Press/NORC ballot launched the identical day because the Gallup survey discovered a way of dissatisfaction held by members of each main political events, with greater than 90% of Republicans saying the economic system was performing poorly and 78% of Democrats saying the identical.

It additionally got here as President Biden’s approval ranking hit 36% in a single ballot — among the many lowest recorded in current months.

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