Amna Nawaz
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How do Americans feel about the U.S. right now?
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July 2, 2026
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1:31Now PlayingAs America gets ready for its big 250th celebration, most Americans believe the country has moved away from its founding principles, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
Eighty-three percent of U.S. adults feel America has strayed from the ideals the country was founded on. Among them, close to half of Americans — 47% — say the U.S. has "moved far away" from these principles. When the Roper Organization asked this question for the Bicentennial in 1976, that number was 30%.
However, about two-thirds of Americans — 65% — say they are "very proud" or "proud" to be an American today. More than one-third, 35%, said they're "not too proud" or "not proud at all."
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