Americans say founders would give grim 250th report card: poll
Summary
A recent Gallup poll shows that 77% of Americans believe the Founding Fathers would be disappointed with the United States today, the highest level of disappointment recorded. Despite this, many still think the country has made some progress toward the ideals on which it was founded.Key Facts
- Only 19% of Americans say the Founding Fathers would be pleased with the country today, down from 27% in 2013.
- Republicans (25%) are more likely than Democrats (13%) and Independents (21%) to think the founders would be pleased.
- In previous years, the party supporting the president in office was more positive about the founders' approval.
- 20% of Americans say the country has succeeded "a great deal" in achieving founding ideals, while 49% say it has succeeded "a fair amount."
- These numbers are lower than in 1976 (the U.S. bicentennial) when 77% thought the country had succeeded fairly or greatly.
- The youngest adults (ages 18-34) are less optimistic (8%) than older adults (24%) about the country’s success.
- The poll was conducted by telephone in May 2024 with 1,001 adults across all 50 states and D.C.
- The poll’s margin of error is ±4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
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