Why Millennials and Gen Z Aren’t Proud to Be American

Why Millennials and Gen Z Aren’t Proud to Be American

Are you proud to be American? It's a seemingly simple question, but also a loaded one. And myriad factors could impact the answer—including how old the person being asked is.

Polling shows there's a patriotism gap between older and younger Americans; generation Z and Millennials are less likely to say yes to the question of national pride than those born in the decades preceding them.

Sixty-seven percent of 1,424 U.S. adults in I&I/TIPP polling said they were extremely or very proud to be American when asked between June 30 and July 2, during the build-up to Independence Day.