American pride across the nation falls to all-time low in 2025, study finds
Jul 2, 2025, 5:01 AM
Attendees in a crowd wave American flags. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images)
(Photo: Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images)
A record low of U.S. adults said they are extremely or very proud to be an American in 2025, according to a study by Gallup.
Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults claimed they were either “extremely proud” or “very proud” to be an American, a substantial 23% drop from 10 years ago.
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Gallup posed the question, “How proud are you to be an American?” and asked participants to select either extremely proud, very proud, moderately proud, a little proud, or not proud at all.
Of the total participants, 41% said that they are “extremely proud” to be an American, and 17% said they are “very proud.” The percentage of “extremely proud” Americans remained unchanged since 2024; however, the “very proud” percentage decreased by 9% since 2024.
The 58% of U.S. adults claiming they are either “extremely proud or very proud to be an American is the lowest on record. The second-lowest year was 2020, when 63% of participants claimed they were extremely or very proud.
On the contrary, 19% of U.S. adults said they were “moderately” proud, 11% were “only a little” proud, and 9% said they were “not at all” proud.
“The combined 20% on the lower end of the pride scale essentially ties the record 21% measured in 2020. Until 2018, less than 10% of U.S. adults had consistently said they had little or no national pride,” Gallup stated.
Republicans v. Democrats: American pride comparison
Gallup noted that Democrats were primarily responsible for the decline in U.S. pride among adults in 2025, with 36% saying they are “extremely” or “very” proud, which is down from 62% in 2024.
“Republicans’ level of national pride has been much steadier, typically registering above 90%, including 92% this year, up from 85% in 2024,” Gallup stated. “The only years in which fewer than nine in 10 Republicans were proud were 2016 and 2020 through 2024. All but 2020 were when a Democratic president was in office.”
The number of Independent voters has also reached a record low of 53%, compared to the second-lowest year in 2024 with 60%.
Gallup mentioned that Independents’ pride has been declining since the early 2000s, first dropping below 80% in 2005, then below 70% in 2019, and now below 60% this year.
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