On July 4, Americans celebrate the nation’s “birthday” and reflect on the values that have sustained the country for almost 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
Americans’ opinions vary when it comes to how they view America’s position in the world and the state of its democracy. These are the key findings of a new survey published by the Pew Research Center.
The survey found that the 52% of Americans think that the United States is “one of the largest countries in the world, along with a few others”, and the 23% said ” It is above all other countries in the world.” About a quarter (10%) said that “there are other countries that are better than the United States.
There are differences by age and party. Those older than 50 years were the most likely to say that The United States is above all other countries (41%), while the adults of 18 a 29 years were the least likely to say this (10 %).
Among Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party, the 38% said the United States is above all other nations, compared to only the 12 % of Democrats and pro-democracy supporters.
The United States is less internationally respected than in the past
There have been considerable changes in the way Republicans and Democrats view the global level of respect for their country. In a May poll, 81% of Republicans He said that the United States is less respected by other countries compared to the past.
That’s an increase of almost 50 percentage points since the “Trump” era when, for the first time, it was more likely that the republicans said that the United States was more respected internationally to say that he was less
respected.
Six out of ten Democrats said that the United States is less respected than in the past during the Trump administration. In general, most Americans have said for almost two decades that “the United States is less respected on the world stage than in the past.”
Most Americans are dissatisfied with the way democracy works
About six out of ten American adults (58%) say they are not satisfied with the way the democracy in the United States, according to a spring survey of 2021 of people in 17 advanced economies across the world. A median of 41% of all publics surveyed said the same about their own democracy.
In addition, that of the Americans (85 %) said that the American political system needs major changes (50 %) or must be completely reformed (42 %). Among American adults who say they want meaningful political reform, the 58 % said they do not trust the system can change .
In the 17 audiences surveyed, a median of 41 % said that their own system needs major changes, while the 23 % said it needs a complete reform.
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