American patriotism has faced a steep decline among young adults over the last decade, and now sits at a record low.
Why it matters: Pride in national identity is lowest among those 18-34, and illustrates the fracture between young Americans and older generations at a time of deep partisanship in the United States.
- In the most recent Gallup poll, Americans 55 and older were nearly 3 times more likely to be extremely prideful of their nationality than younger generations.
By the numbers: Overall, 39% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely proud” to be American in the most recent poll.
- Meanwhile, only 18% of those aged 18-34 said the same, compared to 40% of those aged 35-54 and 50% of those 55 and over.
- By comparison, in 2013, 85% of those aged 18-29 said they were “extremely” or “very” proud to be an American.
The big picture: The percentage of U.S. adults of all ages polled who say they are “extremely proud” to be American remains near a record low, per Gallup.
- Looking at the last two decades, the percentage of Americans […]
This is wonderful news. It is a demonstration that the dysfunctions of our political processes, and their reflections in domestic and foreign policies are having an overall effect on the population. The question will remain: are there any of the political elites who have the wisdom to see these results for what they are, and start reforming our system to become representative of the values of the population as a whole?
I’m not all surprised.. What deeply saddens me is how locked down so many of the elder generations in Congress behaving as they do. Some truly do not understand climate change or are too afraid to say the recognize what’s happening. I know it’s scary. There are times I’m scared! And, of course, may in Congress are receiving big bucks from various corporations and fossil fuel companies. Corporate payoffs that provide corporations with what they want have going on for years. People are screaming about Biden when they ought to be looking what’s happening with representatives in their home stat who are living high on the hog..For instance..here is a report of monies recd’ by members of Congress paid by the NRA. https://elections.bradyunited.org/take-action/nra-donations-116th-congress-senators