Overview
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll released June 16 found 38% of Americans said they doubted the United States would still exist as a single country in another 250 years.
- Multiple surveys, including PRRI and Axios reporting on May PRRI data, show national pride has dropped sharply from about 82% in 2013 to roughly 51% today with the steepest declines among young adults.
- The Reuters/Ipsos poll found 77% of respondents expect political violence to increase over the next five years and two‑thirds said American democracy is in danger of failing.
- Patriotism and Independence Day plans are sharply split by party with roughly 64% of Republicans saying they will display a flag on July 4 compared with about 27% of Democrats, and major differences in what the holiday means to each party.
- Coverage varies by outlet with some emphasizing civic decline and economic strains such as flat real wages and high housing costs and others stressing partisan spectacle driven by President Trump’s prominent role in 250th anniversary events, a mix that helps explain the polls’ erosion of shared national narratives.