WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two in five Americans, 41%, say they are “extremely proud” to be American, the fifth consecutive year this reading has been in the 38% to 43% range. Another 26% of U.S. adults say they are “very proud,” also in line with recent years.
The 67% combined share of Americans who are extremely or very proud is consistent with readings since 2018 and among the lowest in Â鶹´«Ã½AV’s trend, just four percentage points above the record low of 63% in 2020. From 2001 through 2017, no fewer than 75% of U.S. adults said they were extremely or very proud, including majorities who were extremely proud.
The latest data are from a June 3-23 Â鶹´«Ã½AV poll, which finds 18% of Americans say they are “moderately proud” to be American, while 10% say they are “only a little” proud and 5% are “not at all” proud.
Americans’ national pride was highest after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, when Extreme pride has been trending downward since 2015.
Majority of Republicans, but Fewer Democrats and Independents, Extremely Proud
Republicans’ pride in America has consistently outpaced that of Democrats, while independents’ views have been closer to Democrats’. Currently, 59% of Republicans, 34% of Democrats and 36% of independents say they are extremely proud to be American. The 25-point gap in extreme pride between Republicans and Democrats today is similar to the 28-point average gap since 2001. The latest difference between the two parties is less than half of the record-high gap -- 54 points in 2019 -- when an all-time low of 22% of Democrats expressed extreme pride.
Meanwhile, Republicans’ current extreme pride is statistically tied with the group’s 58% record low in 2022. Similarly, the percentage of independents with extreme national pride is near last year’s 33%, the lowest for that group.
Bottom Line
While the percentage of U.S. adults who say they are extremely proud to be American is near the lowest point on record, about two-thirds continue to be at least very proud. Republicans’ national pride, though near its lowest point, remains high compared with Democrats’ and independents’, although all party groups are significantly less proud than they were 20 years ago.
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