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July 4 is supposed to be a celebration of national pride. But in 2025, many Americans do not feel particularly patriotic.
A new Yougov The investigation shows that national pride is discouraged. Only 68% of Americans say they are proud to be American, a tall drop 83% in 2024. Less than half (48%) say they are very proud, against 56% last year.
Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to express the pride of being American – and this gap has been extended since last year. Eighty-two percent of the Republicans say they are very proud to be American, against only 27% of Democrats. In 2024, the difference was notable but narrower: 74% of Republicans against 52% of Democrats. This change probably relates to who is at the White House.
Patriotism declining democrats long reflected The climb of President Donald Trump. In 2017, the year he took office for the first time, Falsification found that around two -thirds of the Democrats (67%) said they were “extremely” or “very” proud to be American. But by 2020 – before Trump lost re -election – this number was only 42%.
Now that Trump is back in operation, the pride of the Democrats seems to fall back. But it’s not just Trump. A longer trend is prior to its presidency.
Gallup data show that national pride has been pretty regularly decreasing Since at least 2001. The latest figures indicate that only 58% of Americans describe themselves as extremely or very proud to be American – the lowest in the history of the survey. A year ago, under President Joe Biden, this number was 67%.
The Yougov investigation adds another perspective: the Americans are disillusioned with their fellow citizens. When they were asked to describe how most Americans today use 22 adjectives, 50% chose “selfish” – 42% in June 2024.
The other common descriptions included “spoiled” (39%), “intolerant” (37%), “unclutinized” (37%), “gullible” (36%) and “reactionaries” (34%). In 2024, only 26% used the word “reactionary”.
Few Americans also feel patriotic. While 71% of Americans consider themselves somewhat somewhat patriotic, a gap exists between older and younger adults, according to Yougov. While 88% of people aged 65 and over feel somewhat somewhat patriotic, only 55% of people aged 18 to 29.
So why are young people – and a lot of self -employed – are they so disengaged? This might be due in part to a feeling of stagnation. Americans do not only feel less proud – they don’t think about the country’s future either. Another new Yougov / The Economist Poll revealed that 58% of Americans think that the country is on the wrong track. Only 35% believe that he is heading in the right direction.
There is also growing skepticism about the American dream. Only 55% of Americans think that there are, against 60% a year ago, according to Yougov. And this year, only 36% think that it is feasible for them personally.
The belief in the American dream also varies according to age and economic status. The owners (44%) are much more likely than tenants (28%) to say that it is at hand, and adults aged 45 and over (44%) are much more optimistic than those under 45 (27%), Yougov finds.
All of this indicates a broader and deeper feeling of disillusionment. The gap of patriotism between the parties developed wider under Trump. But the drop in national pride is greater than the influence of a president – and it is increasingly rooted in generational changes.
Yougov’s key conclusion? Almost half of Americans (43%) believe that the country becomes less patriotic. If these trends continue, this number would only increase.
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Ambient check
Thursday at 1 p.m. he, 44.9% of the public approved Trump, while 51.4% disapproved – a net approval rating of -6.6 points, after the rounding – according to the analyst of the Nate Silver’s elections survey.
About two weeks earlier, Trump approval was held slightly higherAt 45.8%, with 51.8% disapproving.
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