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Gallup poll finds American pride at lowest level in 25-year survey

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A new Gallup poll finds Americans’ pride in their country has fallen to the lowest level recorded in the organization’s 25-year trend, even as most people continue to express satisfaction with their own lives ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

According to Gallup’s latest survey, 33% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely proud” to be American, down eight percentage points from 2025 and the lowest reading since Gallup began tracking the measure in 2001.

The survey found a sharp political divide. Seventy percent of Republicans described themselves as extremely proud to be American, compared with 28% of independents and 14% of Democrats.

Gallup reported that the percentage expressing the highest level of national pride was about 70% in the early 2000s and generally remained in the upper-50% range for much of the following decade before declining in recent years.

The poll also found that only 21% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the United States, a figure near the lower end of Gallup’s historical trend. National satisfaction peaked at 71% in 1999 and has remained below 40% for most of the past two decades.

Despite concerns about the country’s direction, Americans continue to rate their personal lives much more positively. Seventy-eight percent said they are satisfied with the way things are going in their own lives, continuing a pattern that has held for nearly 50 years.

Gallup also explored views of the American Dream. First-generation immigrants were more likely than native-born Americans to define the American Dream in terms of opportunity rather than stability. Across political affiliations, 58% of respondents said they believe the American Dream remains unfinished rather than having succeeded or failed.

Looking ahead to celebrations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, two-thirds of those planning to participate said they expect to spend the occasion with family or friends. Forty-four percent plan to watch anniversary coverage on television or social media, 32% expect to attend neighborhood or community events, and 17% said they plan to participate in an official America 250 program.

Source: Gallup

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