Democrat pride in America hits all-time low
Only 36 per cent of Democrats are 'very' or 'extremely' proud to be an American, down from 62 per cent last year, according to a Gallup Survey.
It is only the second time the majority of Democrats have admitted to not feeling strong pride about their country – the other time being 2020, during Donald Trump's first term.
The pride of political independents has also hit a new low, with 53 per cent expressing patriotic fervour, down seven points from last year.
Republicans, meanwhile, are much more consistent in expressing national pride, with those feeling extremely or very proud this year soaring to 92 per cent, following Mr Trump's return to office. This is up from 85 per cent last year.
National patriotic decline
The slump in national pride among Democrats and independents is driving a national patriotic decline, with only 58 per cent of US adults admitting they feel a strong sense of pride being American, down nine percentage points from last year.
The latest figure is five percentage points below the previous low watermark in 2020, when 63 per cent of Americans professed to be extremely or very proud of their country.
At the same time, 20 per cent of US adults said they are 'only a little' or 'not at all' proud to be an American – just beneath the 21 per cent record set in 2020.
The survey, carried out between June 2-19, asked 1,000 adults from across the country and found that younger generations are significantly less likely to express national pride than their seniors.
The data shows just 41 per cent of Gen Z adults are extremely proud to be American, compared to 75 per cent of baby boomers.
It comes as a separate poll found that a staggering one in three Gen Z adults would support replacing the president with the British monarch.
The survey of 1,000 US voters, carried out by JL Partners for Politico ahead of Independence Day, found 19 per cent of Americans supported the return of British rule, with 48 per cent opposed or sitting on the fence.
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