U.S. adults' extreme pride in being American has been steadily weakening in recent years, and the current reading, from a June 3-16 Gallup poll, marks the lowest point to date.As we've noted in the past, historically the GOP represents those individuals for whom the current society "works" and the Democrats represent those for whom it is less effective. While that division continues to a great extent, the Dems have also come to represent those who've been very successful but don't believe, for whatever reason, they earned their success.
The latest overall declines in patriotism are largely driven by Democrats. (snip) Democrats' latest 22% extreme pride reading is the group's lowest in Gallup's 19 years of measurement, and is half of what it was several months before Donald Trump's 2016 election victory.
Most Republicans have remained extremely proud of their country, and the latest 76% reading is just 10 points below the high recorded in 2003. Even when Barack Obama was in office, Republicans' extreme pride never fell below 68%.
The Gallup report contains a number of related findings you might find interesting. Hat tip to Drudge Report for the link.
