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never dropped below 90%. The party of the president had no effect on Republican patriotic sentiment.

Gallup annually surveys sentiment toward 30 institutions of our national life — our system of government and how well it works, size and power of the federal government, corporations, the economy, public schools, health care, public education, religion, etc.

We find that positive and negative evaluations toward these national institutions is also very different among Republicans and Democrats. During the current term of President Donald Trump, the average positive evaluation of these 30 national institutions among Democrats stood at 27%. Average negative evaluation stood at 67%.

The average negative evaluation among Democrats of these 30 institutions over the last seven presidential terms — Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush — was 56%. The average positive evaluation over the same period among Democrats was 38%.

Among Republicans, over these last seven presidential terms, the negative average was 42% and the positive was 52%.

So, Republicans are net positive about the country over four presidencies — two Republican and two Democrat — and Democrats are net negative.

Even under the Biden presidency, Republicans were more positive about our national institutions than Democrats.

Under Biden, the average positive evaluation of these 30 institutions among Democrats stood at 35% and negative 60%.

Among Republicans, under Biden, average positive evaluation of the 30 institutions was 45% and negative was 49%.

So even under the Democratic Biden presidency, Republicans were more positive about the core institutional structure of the country than Democrats.

What can we conclude?

Republicans are positive about our country and its institutions and Democrats are not.

It doesn’t matter who gets elected. Democrats want a different country.

Republicans are grateful to be in a free country, knowing that sometimes they win and sometimes they lose.

Democrats want a different country. This hasn’t always been the case. It’s something that has happened over the last 25 years.

There was a time when both parties understood we live in a free nation under God.

In this 250th year of America’s birthday, we now have one party who no longer wants the nation founded on July 4, 1776.

Star Parker is founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com. COPYRIGHT 2026 CREATORS. COM