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Americans' Views on Democracy Shift

Updated 2026-06-08 21:45 UTC 1 source Neutral

A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that fewer Americans now consider democracy central to their national identity. The percentage of respondents who view a democratically elected government as extremely important has decreased.

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Fewer Americans in new poll say democracy central to US identity

Fewer Americans are saying that democracy is central to U.S. identity ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, according to a new poll. In The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 66 percent of respondents said that “a democratically elected government” is either “extremely i

2026-06-08 21:02 UTC