KEY TAKEAWAYS • Only 53% of Americans express strong national pride — the lowest point in 25 years of polling. • The partisan gap is staggering: 70% of Republicans are “extremely” proud versus just 14% of Democrats. • Democrats’ rejection of patriotism, not national decline, is driving the collapse in American pride. • Conservatives and older Americans remain the steadfast guardians of national identity heading into the 250th anniversary.