National pride increasingly split by party lines: Survey
A recent Gallup Poll highlights a important decline in national pride among younger generations in the United States, especially among Democrats. Only 41% of generation Z report being “extremely” or “very proud” to be American, reflecting a consistent downward trend in patriotism across generations. While Republican pride has decreased from about 80% among millennials to 64% in Gen Z, democratic pride has fallen even more steeply, with only 24% of Gen Z Democrats expressing strong pride in their country.
Historically,national pride peaked at 90% following the September 11 attacks but has now dropped to 75% by 2011. Currently, 36% of Democrats and 53% of independents express a high sense of pride, compared to 92% of Republicans. Factors contributing to the decline in pride include political divisions, economic pessimism, and negative perceptions of both major parties. Additionally, many left-leaning Americans desire a more moderate Democratic Party, while some right-leaning individuals want a similar shift in the republican Party. This decline in national pride has persisted through both the Trump and Biden administrations and has not rebounded after the COVID-19 pandemic.
National pride increasingly split by party lines: Survey
A new Gallup Poll revealed that national pride has largely decreased among younger generations, a trend that is increasingly aligned with Democrats losing patriotism.
Only 41% of Generation Z said they are “extremely” or “very proud” to be American, as patriotism has drastically decreased between each generation. However, Democrats were less likely to be proud to be American in every generation.
Republican pride started slipping with millennials, with the percentage being in the high 80s since 2001. Now, only 64% of Gen Z Republicans said they are “extremely” or “very proud.”
Meanwhile, Democrats have dropped about 10 percentage points with each new generation. Gen Z Democrats dropped even further than the typical jump, with only 24% of Gen Z Democrats saying they are “extremely” or “very proud” to be American.
According to the poll, national pride was at an all-time high after the Sept. 11 attacks, with 90% of all Americans feeling this height of pride. However, the statistic dropped to 75% by 2011.
National pride among Democrats and independents across generations is at an all-time low, with 36% and 53%, respectively, saying they feel a high sense of pride for the country. Republican pride increased from last year and has largely remained at a steady high, with 92% saying they feel high pride this year.
More Gen Z Democrats said they have “little” or “no pride” than the group that said they have high pride, with 32% saying they have no pride. Pride among Americans fell under both the Trump and Biden administrations, and hasn’t recovered since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gallup said some of the top reasons respondents cited for losing pride in the United States are ideological divides between parties, pessimism toward economic prospects, and an unfavorable image of both parties.
In another Gallup poll, 45% of left-leaning Americans who were surveyed said they want the Democratic party to be more moderate. Twenty-seven percent of right-leaning individuals said the same thing about the Republican Party.
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