Overview
- This week Gallup found 77% of Americans say the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed with the United States today, the highest reading in the survey’s series.
- An AP‑NORC survey shows about four in ten adults feel proud of the 250th and roughly three in ten feel excited, with Republicans and older adults far more likely to report pride than Democrats and younger people.
- A Marquette Law School poll found attention to the semiquincentennial is low, with just 26% saying they have read or heard a lot about the celebrations and only 17% very interested.
- President Trump’s high‑profile National Mall events and the White House‑linked Freedom 250 correlate with greater interest among Republicans and less interest among Democrats, deepening partisan differences in who will follow or attend events.
- Despite the pessimism about the founders, a majority still says the country has achieved at least a fair amount of its founding ideals, but the decline from earlier eras and the politicized celebrations could shape turnout, media coverage, and civic conversation around July 4.