An international edition of The POLITICO Poll conducted by the independent London-based firm Public First found that majorities of adults in the United States, United Kingdom, S...
An international edition of The POLITICO Poll conducted by the independent London-based firm Public First found that majorities of adults in the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, France and Germany say they are proud of their country. The survey highlights how historical and political contexts shape different expressions of patriotism. In the United States, 51 percent of adults own a national flag, and more than 70 percent of voters who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election report owning a flag, compared with 44 percent of those who backed Kamala Harris. Fifty‑two percent of Trump supporters say displaying a flag outside a home is an act of patriotism, versus 33 percent of Harris supporters. Forty‑nine percent of American respondents say the United States has the most patriotic citizens, the highest share among the six nations surveyed. In Canada, pride is linked to political leadership; Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won office in April 2025 on a platform of countering U.S. influence and expanding energy development, and a Leger poll indicated he is more popular than any other politician in Quebec. In Germany, only 24 percent of adults want the country to be proud of its history, while 53 percent express neither pride nor shame and 14 percent say Germany should be ashamed. Supporters of the far‑right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are more likely to want national pride, with 41 percent of prospective AfD voters favoring pride in history, double the overall average. In Spain, 76 percent of adults say they are proud to be Spanish, and 52 percent consider Spain the best place to live, the highest proportion among the surveyed nations. In France, 57 percent support requiring children to sing the national anthem in school, a view shared by 74 percent of National Rally supporters and 67 percent of Ensemble supporters. In the United Kingdom, 46 percent of adults say one cannot be proud of being British without being judged, similar to other European countries, and 40 percent of Americans, 45 percent of Britons, 52 percent of French, 43 percent of Germans and 50 percent of Spaniards cite their political leaders as a source of shame. The findings suggest that while nationalist movements influence patriotic sentiment, public attitudes toward national identity remain varied across the surveyed democracies.
- Publisher
- politico
- Reliability
- high
- Published
- 7/12/2026, 10:00:20 AM
- Retrieved
- 7/12/2026, 10:00:20 AM
- Relevance
- 80%
- Confidence
- 85%

