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PoliticsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- American pride has continued its downward trajectory reaching the lowest point in the two decades of Gallup measurement. The new low comes at a time when the U.S. faces public health and economic crises brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest following the death of George Floyd in police custody.Although a majority of adults in the U.S. still say they are "extremely proud" (42%) or "very proud" (21%) to be American, both readings are the lowest they have been since Gallup's initial measurement in 2001.At the same time, 15% of Americans say they are "moderately proud," 12% "only a little proud" and 9% "not at all proud."These latest data are from a May 28-June 4 poll, which also found with the way things are going in the U.S., and . The poll's field period encompassed the arrests of the police officers charged in Floyd's death as well as the nationwide protests that were sparked by the incident and President Donald Trump's controversial responses to them.The percentage of Americans expressing extreme pride in the country has been declining over the past 20 years, especially recently. Just over half, 55%, felt extreme pride in the initial January 2001 reading, prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the three subsequent years, between 65% and 70% were extremely proud as the public . By 2005, that reading fell to 61% and remained steady until 2015 The current reading is the sixth consecutive year since then that it has fallen to a new low in Gallup's trend.Republicans have historically been more likely than Democrats and independents to say they are extremely proud to be American throughout the past 20 years. Although Republicans still report more acute pride than Democrats and independents, the latest poll finds a 9-percentage-point decrease in Republicans' national pride. This marks the largest year-over-year decline in the percentage of Republicans who say they are extremely proud. There was not meaningful change in the past year in the percentage of independents (41%) or Democrats (24%) who say they are extremely proud to be Americans.Expressions of national pride have become politicized in recent years, much like U.S. attitudes on other issues such as and . Much of this has occurred since Trump became president in 2017, with Democratic pride falling off dramatically since then. Last year saw in the percentages of Republicans and Democrats who were extremely proud to be Americans. The gap is narrower this year -- 43 points -- because of the decline in Republican pride but remains much larger than before.Since 2016, extreme pride is down among all major subgroups. And this measure of national pride is at its lowest among several demographic subgroups that have been consistently less likely to express extreme pride over the years. These groups, which , include young adults aged 18-29, women, college graduates and nonwhites.Notably, extreme pride among whites has fallen below 50% for the first time and nonwhites' is 24%. Racially charged incidents involving police and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement have increasingly contributed to a national discussion about the challenges blacks face in society and likely also factor into the decrease in American pride among nonwhites..Learn more about how the works.Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted May 28-June 4, 2020, with a random sample of 1,034 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. All reported margins of sampling error include computed design effects for weighting.Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 70% cellphone respondents and 30% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by time zone within region. Landline and cellular telephone numbers are selected using random-digit-dial methods.Jun 10, 2020Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. has fallen sharply to 20%, the lowest in four years. Mentions of race relations as the most important U.S. problem are the highest since 1968.Jun 10, 2020President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen sharply, from 49% in May to 39% in the latest survey.Jun 3, 2020Americans are now more likely to say the coronavirus situation is getting better than getting worse, but partisan views remain sharply divided.May 15, 2020Republicans and Democrats differ in their views of many virus-related issues and in their adherence to mitigation mandates.+1 202.715.3030

PoliticsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- American pride has continued its downward trajectory reaching the lowest point in the two decades of Gallup measurement. The new low comes at a time when the U.S. faces public health and economic crises brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest following the death of George Floyd in police custody.Although a majority of adults in the U.S. still say they are "extremely proud" (42%) or "very proud" (21%) to be American, both readings are the lowest they have been since Gallup's initial measurement in 2001.At the same time, 15% of Americans say they...

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