As the US approaches its 250th birthday, the number of Americans who feel national pride is shrinking.
One-third of US adults say they are “extremely proud” to be an American, the lowest reading since Gallup started asking the question 25 years ago.
In 2001, 55% of US adults reported being extremely proud to be an American. After 9/11, the figure shot up, reaching 70% in 2004. But partisan politics and anger towards Trump appears to be driving down the count of Americans feeling proud.
Far fewer Democrats and independents than Republicans report having a lot of pride in their country, according to the latest polling, but the share of Republicans who say so also declined by seven points since last year.
Twenty-two percent of all Americans say they are “moderately proud,” 15% “only a little proud,” and 9% “not at all proud.”