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.

A new Gallup Poll revealed that national pride has largely decreased among younger generations, a trend that is increasingly aligned with Democrats losing patriotism. Only 41% of Generation Z said they are “extremely” or “very proud” to be American,

The share of Americans who say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be an American slipped 9 percentage points from last year, falling to the lowest level ever recorded by Gallup. In the Gallup poll released days before the Fourth of July,