By Katherine Tinsley
10:00am PDT, Jul 1, 2025
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According to a new Gallup poll, only 36% of Democrats are "extremely proud" to be American as political tensions in the country continue to rise. There's reportedly
a 56 percentage point difference between Democrats and Republicans since 2001.
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Only 4 in 10 adults who are considered part of Gen Z have felt proud of their American citizenship over the past five years. While Gen Z isn't enthusiastic about their nationality, 6 in 10 Millennials are, and 7 in 10 older adults are proud the be American.
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Jeffrey Jones, who is a senior editor at Gallup, acknowledged that the shift in trends aligns with social evolution. "Each generation is less patriotic than the prior generation, and Gen Z is definitely much lower than anybody else,"
he said. "But even among the older generations, we see that they're less patriotic than the ones before them, and they've become less patriotic over time. That's primarily driven by Democrats within those generations."
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At the beginning of the Iraq War and other tumultuous eras of modern American history, about 9 in 10 adults were still "extremely" or "very" proud of their American citizenship. Pride dropped to about 8 in 10 in 2006 and continued to decline after that. Now, 58% of surveyed adults believe the nation is on a downward path.
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While Democrats responded more positively during Joe Biden's presidential term, Jeffrey Jones avoided blaming Donald Trump for the shifts. "It's not just a Trump story," he said. "Something else is going on, and I think it's just younger generations coming in and not being as patriotic as older people."
