gallup poll: Record-Low 38% Extremely Proud to Be American

[orleans]

heard about this on stephanie miller's show today

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 38% of U.S. adults who say they are "extremely proud" to be American is the lowest in Gallup's trend, which began in 2001. Still, together with the 27% who are "very proud," 65% of U.S. adults express pride in the nation. Another 22% say they are "moderately proud," while 9% are "only a little" and 4% "not at all" proud.

This record-low level of extreme national pride comes at a challenging time in the U.S. as a pandemic-weary public is struggling with the highest U.S. inflation rate in more than four decades. These data are from a June 1-20 poll that was conducted after mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, claimed 31 lives, including 19 children. Bipartisan gun legislation in response to the shootings was passed shortly after the poll ended. The polling also preceded the U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated and controversial ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

It is possible that these two developments will impact the level of pride Americans feel in their country today. Gallup data show strong public support both for stricter gun laws in the U.S. and for not overturning Roe v. Wade.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/394202/record-low-extremely-proud-american.aspx

article is from june 29, 2022

[relayerbob]

1. This kind of poll can be deceiving

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The nutcases that wanted to overthrow the government would likely consider themselves "extrememly proud" to be an American, so much so they want to overthrow its government. I would wager, in fact, that the majority of those claiming that position are MAGA.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Or The Reverse

Those fake patriots might be way down the pride scale because they're idiot king lost.
That makes this poll even more questionable.

[emulatorloo]

5. +1

[SoCalDavidS]

2. I'm Probably In The 9%

When I hit the 4%, and my parents are no longer alive, I will probably be out of here.

[moose65]

4. This kind of poll is pretty much meaningless...

because there is no standard definition of what it means to be "proud" to be an American.

Everyone defines it differently. I really don't even know what people mean when they say it. For me, I'm proud of things that I've accomplished in my life, or proud of other people for reaching their goals. I'm an American by an accident of birth. Some of my ancestors saw fit at some point to journey across the ocean, but that was their accomplishment, not mine.

And I really don't understand these people who are so proud to be an American, but they seem to HATE a lot of Americans. Either that, or they want to destroy every American institution that they can. Some of them are so proud that they want to secede and break America apart.

Do other people in other countries have this incessant need to say how "proud" they are??

[Midnight Writer]

7. Exactly. It depends on how folks interpret "extremely", "very", "somewhat".

[maxsolomon]

6. Good.

I'm only "a little" proud, and mainly because of American culture and what remains of our natural beauty.

Republicans/Conservatives are the reason that some days I am "not at all" proud of this nation.