Overview
- Monday's national surveys from AP‑NORC and Gallup show broad drops in pride, with Gallup reporting just 53% of adults are “extremely” or “very” proud to be American.
- The AP‑NORC poll finds pride in how U.S. democracy works has fallen 14 points since 2017 and pride in the armed forces and U.S. history have declined 19 and 14 points respectively.
- The fall in pride is concentrated among Democrats and younger adults, with Gallup showing only 14% of Democrats are “extremely” proud compared with 70% of Republicans.
- Racial and identity differences are pronounced: the AP‑NORC survey finds 73% of Black respondents say race or ethnicity is highly important to their identity, a higher share than those who rate national identity the same way.
- The decline builds on a decade of polarization and recent shocks such as the pandemic, inflation and foreign-policy crises, a trend that could weaken civic cohesion and public trust in institutions over time.