What is happening here? Small town America overwhelming votes Republican. I find this result in the data kinda shocking.
StylesFieldstone on
Does this take into account performative pride like wearing American flag lined suit jackets vs actual pride like believing in our institutions and law? Asking for a defense secretary.
Hiro_Trevelyan on
I find it very frustrating that they put “college student/no college/college degree”. Why not “no college/college student/college degree” ???? From least educated to most, or the opposite for all I care ? Not this mess ?
Same for “urban/suburban/rural/small town”. Should be “urban/suburban/small town/rural”. Or the opposite, but it’s not in the right order. It’s just weirdly mixed.
Weekest_links on
It would be helpful to see how this compares to non the population total, assuming the total here is just for young Americans
BigDonkeyDuck on
Wow, most Democrats are embarrassed.
sensational_pangolin on
Republicans *say* they’re proud to be American, but they hate everything that America stands for.
Size_Diligent on
This is wild. How can anyone not be embarrassed right now?
castortroyinacage on
Once again, sample size and where you collected the sample from
Pc_gaming_on_top on
How are you embarrassed that you live in a first world country?
mr_ji on
Pride and embarrassment aren’t opposites. Pride and humility are, just like confidence and embarrassment are. Maybe start with a scale that makes sense and choose a word other than pride, which is a bad thing for people educated enough to understand the word.
SouthImpression3577 on
Here comes the political bickering 🍿
pocketdare on
Honestly thought this was going to be a LGBT post
Creative-Road-5293 on
Democrats hate America. What else is new?
Ok-Wrongdoer-9647 on
Amazing how republicans are the vilified group yet they are the ones who appreciate what they have the most and love the things America stands for the most. Democrats just seem like they’re unhappy and lash out at anything possible.
IchBinDurstig on
“I saw a slogan on a guy’s car that said “Proud to be an American.” And I thought, well, what the fuck does that mean? Proud to be an American. You see, I’ve never understood national pride. I’ve never understood ethnic pride. Because I’m Irish, and all four of my grandparents were born in Ireland, so I’m fully Irish. And when I was a kid, I would go to the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and I noticed that they sold a button that said “Proud to be Irish.” And I could never understand that because I knew that on Columbus Day, they sold a different button that said “Proud to be Italian.” Then came black pride and Puerto Rican pride. And I could never understand ethnic or national pride because, to me, pride should be reserved for something you achieve or attain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth. Being Irish, being Irish isn’t a skill. It’s a fucking genetic accident. You wouldn’t say, “I’m proud to be 5’11”. “I’m proud to have a predisposition for colon cancer.” So, why the fuck would you be proud to be Irish or proud to be Italian or American or anything?”
George Carlin
fnkdrspok on
TL;DR?
White people are proud of being american, no matter what.
Minorities, not so much.
Embrace-1978 on
Send the Democrats to El Salvador as they are shamed to be American
orangotai on
right now idk how anyone with a brain could be anything but humiliated???
ndGall on
I’d love to see this data presented over the course of the last 20 years. A snapshot is interesting, but seeing how the data has trended over time would be much more enlightening.
H_Lunulata on
I have never managed any kind of national “pride”. I can’t be proud that I am a citizen of my country. I was born here. I suppose I could have left, but being born here doesn’t give me any earned pride.
I feel fortunate to be a citizen, lucky perhaps, but “pride”? nah, that’s weird to me. It’s like being proud I have blue eyes.
I can see why an *immigrant* might be proud of their new citizenship though – they made a choice, and maybe endured some hardship to achieve it. If you were born a citizen, there’s just not much there to be proud of… you’re simply lucky.
Embarrassed by what one’s country is doing on the world stage is pretty easy to understand.
picantemexican on
This says a lot about our country. There’s only one party that loves the country. The other party hates the country. I wonder what it was 2 years ago.
jicerswine on
I find this question so interesting, and as a lifelong progressive, also quite frustrating w respect to the Democrats – mostly because I think it hurts their chances electorally and has no real upsides. There is no reason that we can’t take pride in America while fighting for it to change. Things like criticizing & trying to stymie Trump, fighting for equality, and encouraging/celebrating multi-culturalism are all inherent parts of the American system, and we don’t need to pretend otherwise just because the Republicans have convinced people differently. Same goes for affinity for the American flag – that is OURS! Just because rightoids have decided it stands for their values doesn’t mean we need to just bend the knee – it’s our country too!
Obviously this is an oversimplification/fairly narrow point, but I think these kinds of things are exactly what made Obama so popular electorally, and also what contributed to Bernie’s 2016 breakout – they articulated a *vision*, **their** vision, of what America could and should be. The time for chastising & belittling the other side is over – it’s time to champion our vision of America, headlined by policies like healthcare reform, limits on big tech, reining in PACs, easing the costs of housing, etc that are all agreed upon by a big majority of the electorate
marathonbdogg on
Democrats hate America. What’s new?
itzekindofmagic on
Not embarressed enough it seems. Voting Trump in office for a second time would be enough to be embarressed
nextnode on
Pride is irrational and often detrimental to self improvement.
anarmyofJuan305 on
They should’ve had one for proud AND embarrassed. That would’ve been me
No_Estimate820 on
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
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Quantum_Aurora on
I really don’t understand being either proud or embarrassed to be an American. I am American and I very much hate America’s political system and the evil we have perpetrated in the world, but it doesn’t really make me embarrassed. I like some things about being American but proud just seems like a weird emotion to feel about it.
![[OC] American pride among young Americans](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/fu535nvixrwe1-863x1024.png "[OC] American pride among young Americans")
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Source: [Harvard youth poll](https://iop.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/2025-04/Harvard%20Youth%20Poll%20Spring%202025%20Crosstabs.xlsx)
Tools: [Datawrapper](https://www.datawrapper.de/)
Small town: 34% proud
Republican: 76% proud
What is happening here? Small town America overwhelming votes Republican. I find this result in the data kinda shocking.
Does this take into account performative pride like wearing American flag lined suit jackets vs actual pride like believing in our institutions and law? Asking for a defense secretary.
I find it very frustrating that they put “college student/no college/college degree”. Why not “no college/college student/college degree” ???? From least educated to most, or the opposite for all I care ? Not this mess ?
Same for “urban/suburban/rural/small town”. Should be “urban/suburban/small town/rural”. Or the opposite, but it’s not in the right order. It’s just weirdly mixed.
It would be helpful to see how this compares to non the population total, assuming the total here is just for young Americans
Wow, most Democrats are embarrassed.
Republicans *say* they’re proud to be American, but they hate everything that America stands for.
This is wild. How can anyone not be embarrassed right now?
Once again, sample size and where you collected the sample from
How are you embarrassed that you live in a first world country?
Pride and embarrassment aren’t opposites. Pride and humility are, just like confidence and embarrassment are. Maybe start with a scale that makes sense and choose a word other than pride, which is a bad thing for people educated enough to understand the word.
Here comes the political bickering 🍿
Honestly thought this was going to be a LGBT post
Democrats hate America. What else is new?
Amazing how republicans are the vilified group yet they are the ones who appreciate what they have the most and love the things America stands for the most. Democrats just seem like they’re unhappy and lash out at anything possible.
“I saw a slogan on a guy’s car that said “Proud to be an American.” And I thought, well, what the fuck does that mean? Proud to be an American. You see, I’ve never understood national pride. I’ve never understood ethnic pride. Because I’m Irish, and all four of my grandparents were born in Ireland, so I’m fully Irish. And when I was a kid, I would go to the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and I noticed that they sold a button that said “Proud to be Irish.” And I could never understand that because I knew that on Columbus Day, they sold a different button that said “Proud to be Italian.” Then came black pride and Puerto Rican pride. And I could never understand ethnic or national pride because, to me, pride should be reserved for something you achieve or attain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth. Being Irish, being Irish isn’t a skill. It’s a fucking genetic accident. You wouldn’t say, “I’m proud to be 5’11”. “I’m proud to have a predisposition for colon cancer.” So, why the fuck would you be proud to be Irish or proud to be Italian or American or anything?”
George Carlin
TL;DR?
White people are proud of being american, no matter what.
Minorities, not so much.
Send the Democrats to El Salvador as they are shamed to be American
right now idk how anyone with a brain could be anything but humiliated???
I’d love to see this data presented over the course of the last 20 years. A snapshot is interesting, but seeing how the data has trended over time would be much more enlightening.
I have never managed any kind of national “pride”. I can’t be proud that I am a citizen of my country. I was born here. I suppose I could have left, but being born here doesn’t give me any earned pride.
I feel fortunate to be a citizen, lucky perhaps, but “pride”? nah, that’s weird to me. It’s like being proud I have blue eyes.
I can see why an *immigrant* might be proud of their new citizenship though – they made a choice, and maybe endured some hardship to achieve it. If you were born a citizen, there’s just not much there to be proud of… you’re simply lucky.
Embarrassed by what one’s country is doing on the world stage is pretty easy to understand.
This says a lot about our country. There’s only one party that loves the country. The other party hates the country. I wonder what it was 2 years ago.
I find this question so interesting, and as a lifelong progressive, also quite frustrating w respect to the Democrats – mostly because I think it hurts their chances electorally and has no real upsides. There is no reason that we can’t take pride in America while fighting for it to change. Things like criticizing & trying to stymie Trump, fighting for equality, and encouraging/celebrating multi-culturalism are all inherent parts of the American system, and we don’t need to pretend otherwise just because the Republicans have convinced people differently. Same goes for affinity for the American flag – that is OURS! Just because rightoids have decided it stands for their values doesn’t mean we need to just bend the knee – it’s our country too!
Obviously this is an oversimplification/fairly narrow point, but I think these kinds of things are exactly what made Obama so popular electorally, and also what contributed to Bernie’s 2016 breakout – they articulated a *vision*, **their** vision, of what America could and should be. The time for chastising & belittling the other side is over – it’s time to champion our vision of America, headlined by policies like healthcare reform, limits on big tech, reining in PACs, easing the costs of housing, etc that are all agreed upon by a big majority of the electorate
Democrats hate America. What’s new?
Not embarressed enough it seems. Voting Trump in office for a second time would be enough to be embarressed
Pride is irrational and often detrimental to self improvement.
They should’ve had one for proud AND embarrassed. That would’ve been me
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
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I really don’t understand being either proud or embarrassed to be an American. I am American and I very much hate America’s political system and the evil we have perpetrated in the world, but it doesn’t really make me embarrassed. I like some things about being American but proud just seems like a weird emotion to feel about it.
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