On this Independence Day, the patriotism of Americans is continuing to waver, but the United States remains the greatest nation on Earth.

According to a recent Gallup poll, only 41% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely proud” to be an American, while 26% say they are “very proud.” This combined share of Americans with strong pride in their country is near the record-low number from 2020 and among the lowest ever recorded by Gallup. Moreover, 10% say they are “only a little” proud to be an American, with 5% saying they had no pride at all.

While 59% of Republicans are “extremely proud” of their country, only one-third of Democrats say the same. Even so, this is close to the record low for Republicans, who were historically even more proud of their country. Democrats, on the other hand, hit rock bottom in 2019, when only 22% were “extremely proud” to be Americans.

The partisan differences in patriotism have been high since polling results were recorded, with the proportion of Democrats proud of their country always being much lower than Republicans, even when a Democrat was in the White House. This says something deeper about the state of the Left, which rejects so much of what America is and has been.

It is the Left pushing anti-American conspiracy theories like the 1619 Project, the Left setting up pro-terrorism encampments and sharing literature that says “Death to America,” and the Left who thinks that spreading American values abroad is colonialism. Conservatives, on the other hand, recognize that the nation we live in is fundamentally good, even when they may disagree with the direction it is heading.

Even so, patriotism is low across the board for many reasons, not the least of which is that the upcoming presidential election is between a walking corpse and a guy Americans already voted out of office.

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However, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future of the United States. Our constitutional system remains secure, with every challenge being easily thwarted by a Supreme Court which still knows how to read the law. Our economy remains one of the strongest on Earth, even when our elected leaders make every wrong decision possible. Life has consistently gotten better for decades, and while there is a lot of work to be done, the U.S. in 2024 is the best place to live in all of human history.

There are thousands of reasons to be patriotic. Don’t let political disagreements make you lose sight of the greatness of America.