Elon Poll says 2 in 3 proud to be American and Signers would be disappointed

(The Center Square) – Sampling 1,000 adults nationwide ahead of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, a poll released Tuesday finds 68% are proud to be American and 69% believe signers of the Declaration of Independence would feel more disappointment than pride about modern American democracy.

The Elon University Poll finds 80% saying no political party or movement represents their views; 79% say the United States plays a uniquely important role in world history; and 70% say America is more turbulent than average compared with other periods in its history. The findings include 68% who say elected officials are worse today than leaders of the past; 68% say America will be more politically divided in 2076; and 64% have little to no confidence U.S. political institutions will make mostly good decisions over the next 50 years.