Democrats’ diminished pride in being American is more clearly linked to Trump’s time in office. When Trump first entered the White House, in 2017, about two-thirds of Democrats said they were proud to be American. That had fallen to 42% by 2020, just before Trump lost reelection to Democrat Joe Biden.

Fewer Americans feel a sense of national pride this year, according to a new poll released by the Fourth of July.

America’s decline in national pride has been a slow erosion, with a steady downtick in Gallup's data since January 2001, when the question was first asked.