A new poll shows that a historically low number of U.S. adults describe themselves as "extremely proud" to be American.
According to Gallup, 39% of adults expressed "extreme" pride in the United States of America, only one percentage point higher than 2022's record-low number. The number was four points higher in 2021 and 16 points higher when Gallup first asked the question in 2001, growing as high as 65%-70% in the years following the 9/11 attacks.
Meantime, a new Fox News poll shows 48% of Americans think the nation's best days are behind us, while only 43% think the best days are ahead of us. The pessimism has risen since 2012 when only 26% of Americans thought the best days were behind us.
According to Gallup, in addition to party identification, age appears to significantly affect Americans’ national pride. Whereas 50% of U.S. adults aged 55 and older say they are extremely proud to be American, 40% of those aged 35 to 54 and 18% of 18- to 34-year-olds say the same.