Overview
- The NBC News poll released Sunday found about 56% of adults say they are extremely or very proud to be American while 21% say they have little or no pride.
- The survey shows a stark partisan gap with roughly 90% of Republicans reporting high pride versus about 29% of Democrats.
- Younger adults report much lower pride than older Americans, with about 36% of people ages 18–34 saying they are extremely or very proud compared with roughly 75% of those 65 and older.
- Respondents expressed broad pessimism about the country’s future and opportunity, with 58% saying the nation’s best days are behind it and 78% saying the American Dream is harder to reach than for earlier generations.
- Confidence in institutions has fallen sharply, with large shares saying they have little or no confidence in Congress, the federal government, and the news media and a meaningful drop in confidence in the military, a pattern that matches similar recent findings from Cygnal and other polls.