Fewer Americans say they are proud of being from their country ahead of America\u2019s 250th anniversary, according to a new poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the PRRI poll, 51 percent of respondents said they are either \u201cextremely proud\u201d or \u201cvery proud\u201d of their American identity. Twenty-three percent said they are \u201cmoderately proud\u201d about their American identity, 14 percent said they are \u201conly a little proud\u201d and 11 percent said they are \u201cnot at all proud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June 2013, 81 percent of respondents said they were either \u201cextremely proud\u201d or \u201cvery proud\u201d in their American identity. Twelve percent said they were \u201cmoderately proud,\u201d 3 percent said they were \u201conly a little proud\u201d and 1 percent said they were \u201cnot at all proud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new PRRI poll comes after a rise in political tensions in the last decade in the U.S., with rhetoric growing increasingly heated, notable incidents of political violence and entrenchment on both the left and the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Americans are also not incredibly confident with their leadership at the moment, with President Trump\u2019s approval rating sitting at 40.5 percent as of Wednesday night and his disapproval rating sitting at 56.7, according to a polling average from Decision Desk HQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PRRI poll took place from May 1 to 18, featuring 5,469 adults and a margin of error of plus or minus 1.53 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n