Overview

• June Gallup data put overall U.S. adult pride at 58%, the weakest reading since 2001.
• Republicans report 92% high pride—up seven points over recent years—while Democratic pride has plunged to 36%, its lowest in more than two decades.
• Conservatives and liberals diverge sharply on patriotism, with 87% of conservatives versus 51% of liberals identifying as patriots.
• Only 41% of Generation Z say they are very or extremely proud to be American compared with 58% of Millennials and over 70% of older cohorts.
• Analysts attribute the long-term decline to deepening political polarization, economic pessimism among younger Americans, and widening ideological divides over national identity.