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47%
For the first time in Gallup‘s 18-year history asking U.S. adults how proud they are to be Americans, fewer than a majority say they are “extremely proud.” Currently, 47% describe themselves this way, down from 51% in 2017 and well below the peak of 70% in 2003.
62%
Of Americans say they are less proud of America as a result of the 2016 presidential contest, while only 7% say they are more proud of the country because of the race, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
72%
Of Americans “think their country isn’t as great as it once was—a central theme of front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign. More than a third prefer a presidential candidate without experience in public office,” according to a new Bloomberg poll. The poll also shows Trump leading the GOP race with 21%, followed by Ben Carson at 16%, Jeb Bush at 13%, Carly Fiorina at 11%, Marco Rubio at 8% and Ted Cruz at 5%.
54%
Percentage of people in the U.S. who say they are “extremely proud” to be an American, “is slightly lower than in recent years and down from peaks at and around 70% between 2002 and 2004, after 9/11,” according to Gallup.
