Gallup Finds U.S. Pride at Record 58%, Democrats 36%

American patriotism has slipped to its weakest point since Gallup began tracking the sentiment in 2001. Just 58% of U.S. adults now describe themselves as either "extremely" or "very" proud to be American, down nine percentage points from last year and below the prior low of 63% recorded in 2020. The nationwide survey, based on interviews with roughly 1,000 adults conducted 2-19 June, found 41% are "extremely" proud while 17% are "very" proud of their nationality.

The sharpest decline came from Democrats: only 36% express strong pride, a 26-point plunge from 2024 and the lowest reading Gallup has ever recorded for the party. Republican pride, by contrast, climbed to 92% from 85% last year, leaving a 56-point gap between the two parties, the widest in the poll’s 25-year history. Independents also reached a new low, with 53% saying they feel extremely or very proud.

Generational patterns reinforce the partisan divide. Fewer than half of Generation Z adults (41%) report high levels of pride, compared with 58% of Millennials, 71% of Generation X and more than three-quarters of Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation. Gallup notes that pride has ebbed across every cohort since the early 2000s but has fallen fastest among younger Democrats.

Overall pride in the United States approached 90% in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and held above 80% through 2016 before sliding amid rising political polarization and successive economic and social shocks. Gallup’s latest results were collected before U.S. military strikes in Iran on 21 June, leaving open the question of whether subsequent events have altered public sentiment as the country heads into the July 4 holiday.