Heading into America’s 250th birthday, a June 3–23 Gallup poll showed two in five Americans (41%) reported being “extremely proud” to be American, marking the fifth straight year that this figure has stayed between 38% and 43%. Another 26% say they were “very proud,” a share that is also consistent with recent years.
The same poll show that 18% of Americans say they are “moderately proud” to be American, while 10% describe themselves as “only a little” proud and 5% say they are “not at all” proud.
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Polls conducted by Gallup show that the last time U.S. citizens had lower levels of national pride was in 1995, when only 32% of citizens polled reported being “extremely proud” (Gallup), and only 19% were “very proud,” for a total of 51% having high levels of national pride.
The highest previous percentage of U.S. citizens who said they were “extremely proud” was 56% in 2001, and a similar peak of nearly 69% in those same years was reported after Sept. 11. Combined high national pride was nearly 92% in those years and declined to below 59% in all subsequent years’ polling.
Polling data shows a dramatic and increasing political gap where 73% of Republicans and 28% of independents expressed extreme pride, as did 12% of Democrats, but in terms of overall high pride percentages, 95% of Republicans reported high levels of national pride, while only 52% of independents reported high levels of pride and 27% of Democrats reported high levels of pride.
There is a large decline in the amount of high national pride shown by women, younger adults, and minorities, so now fewer than half of both younger adults and women report high levels of national pride; however, there have been increases in national pride among older adults and men.
In addition to this, other polling information regarding how many Americans display their flags at home or in public indicates that only 44% of Americans report displaying their flags, which again indicates large partisan and demographic differences and suggests that the responses from Americans on national pride questions are very closely related to responses on issues of nationalism.
Christopher James, 59, a federal employee who lives in Maryland and identifies as a Democrat, expressed mixed feelings to NPR. “I’m proud of some of the achievements that we’ve made in a variety of ways in the world,” James said. “But it’s hard to feel absolute pride considering the conflicts that are going on in our society right now,” he stated.
Opinion: More liberals, Democrats, and anti-MAGA moderates should be proud of their country. So, the government isn’t what you want—I get it! It can be frustrating! The wonderful thing is that we have elections, including some critical midterm races in November. And we have so many wonderful people and opportunities. We’re experiencing a lot of division and brainwashing now, but we still live in a GREAT COUNTRY! Keep your heads up!!
