7 in 10 voters think the United States is the best place to live.
The largest number of voters since 2011 say they are proud of the country, according to a new Fox News national survey, forwarded by NextDaily.
Fifty-eight percent say they are proud of the country. That’s up 13 percentage points since June 2024 and the highest since 2011 when a record (69%) were proud.
By contrast, (41%) are not proud. The survey was completed before recent events in the Middle East, including U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and President Donald Trump brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
The increase comes from an overwhelming majority of Republicans 85% now being proud compared to last summer (36%). That makes Republicans 30 points prouder of the country today than Democrats were a year ago 55% of Democrats in 2024. In 2011, majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents were proud.
The new survey shows 36% of Democrats are proud 61% not proud while Independents held relatively steady with roughly 4 in 10 expressing pride.
Although pride in the U.S.A. seems like it should be above partisan wrangling, that’s only partially borne out by the data – says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts the Fox News survey with Democrat Chris Anderson. The reality is the out-party has become saltier in recent years when asked about the ‘land of the free.’ Democrats today and Republicans last year aren’t willing to express pride so long as the other side controls the White House.”
Majorities across most groups are proud, especially MAGA supporters 92%, Republican men (88%), and White evangelical Christians (80%). A lack of pride is highest among women with a college degree (51% not proud), voters under age 30 57%, and Democrats (61%).
A 68% majority of voters also agrees the U.S. is the best country in the world to live in 30% disagree. While that’s roughly where sentiment has been for the last four years, it doesn’t match the 8 in 10 who felt the same in 2015 (83%) and 2011 (84%) when the question was first asked.
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