Gallup Poll: 46% of Republicans, 6% of Democrats Rank Patriotism a Top-3 Needed Value

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The Facts

  • A Gallup and With Honor survey released Sunday found 46% of Republicans ranked patriotism among the top three values the nation needs most, versus 6% of Democrats, a 40-point gap and the widest partisan divide in the poll. Fox News only
  • Overall, Americans most often named honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%) as the values most needed. Fox News only
  • Republicans ranked patriotism (46%), responsibility (41%) and honesty (38%) highest; Democrats ranked equality (44%), fairness (34%) and honesty (32%) highest. Fox News only
  • Equality was chosen by 44% of Democrats and 10% of Republicans; fairness by 34% of Democrats and 15% of Republicans. Fox News only
  • Only 15% of independents selected patriotism; they most often chose honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%). Fox News only
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  • Adults 65 and older were nearly three times as likely as those aged 18-39 to say the nation needs more patriotism (32% vs. 12%). Fox News only
  • From a list of 12 values, 32% said most Americans share patriotism, second to freedom at 38%; 76% said people share at least one value regardless of politics. Fox News only
  • 79% of Americans (84% of Democrats, 81% of independents, 72% of Republicans) said respecting different values matters more than sharing the same ones; 70% said elected leaders must compromise across party lines even at personal political cost. Fox News only
  • The survey was conducted May 12-22 among a nationally representative panel of more than 3,000 U.S. adults. Fox News only

Context

A Gallup and With Honor survey examined which values Americans think the country needs most. Patriotism produced the largest gap between parties, while honesty, responsibility and integrity led overall.

Despite differing priorities, large majorities said respecting differing values and cross-party compromise matter.

How the Agent Panel Scored This

Independent AI personas each scored importance 1–10; the story's score is a trimmed mean (highest and lowest votes dropped). Vote spread: 0.

2 Business Analyst This is a survey release about public value priorities with no market, economic, regulatory, or corporate action, so its impact is minimal.
2 Informed Citizen This is a poll release about partisan differences in value priorities with no new policy, law, or concrete action, so its impact on ordinary people is minimal and short-lived.
2 News Editor This is a survey release about partisan differences in value priorities, a poll result rather than a concrete event with broad immediate impact, so it is niche and routine.

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