Latest Florida Chamber Statewide Poll Shows Floridians Taking Pride in Being American as Our Nation Celebrates Its 250th Anniversary
Voters also overwhelmingly proud of America’s achievements through history.
As America prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the latest Florida Chamber of Commerce statewide poll shows the majority of Floridians remain very proud of America and her history.
The Florida Chamber asked likely voters across Florida how proud they are to be American in the run-up to the 250th anniversary of America declaring independence. Nearly two-thirds of those polled, 64 percent, stated they are very proud to be an American, while an additional 12 percent said they were somewhat proud. Only 12 percent of Florida voters polled indicated they were not at all proud of being American.
“Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Founding Fathers set America on a course that has shaped the world ever since,” said Mark Wilson, President and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. “As America celebrates this milestone anniversary, the Florida Chamber celebrates and takes pride in our nation, in Florida’s national leadership, and in the entrepreneurial spirit that defines America to this day.”
In line with recent national polling on related questions, the Florida Chamber’s poll found a partisan divide in how voters view being an American. An overwhelming 89 percent majority of registered Republicans polled said they were very proud to be American, compared to 34 percent of Democrats and 58 percent of No Party Affiliation (NPA) voters who were very proud. A similar partisan divide exists on the opposite side of the response spectrum: 25 percent of Democrats polled responded they were not at all proud of being an American, while just 2 percent of Republicans and 12 percent of NPA voters gave that response.
A smaller but still notable divide was seen based upon age. Among Florida voters under 40 years of age, just 42 percent stated they were very proud of being an American, compared with 71 percent of voters over the age of 60 who were very proud when surveyed. One demographic basis that did not impact a Floridian’s pride in being American was by gender: 66 percent of men and 63 percent of women polled were very proud of being an American, a difference within the margin of error.
Floridians Proud of American History in General
The Florida Chamber also polled voters’ views of American history. When asked to give an indication of how, in general, Americans should view our nation’s history, nearly three-quarters (74%) of voters said Americans should be proud of the nation’s history, compared with just 12 percent who indicated a general feeling of being ashamed.
As with polling on voters’ personal views of being American, partisan and age divides were seen. 91 percent of Republicans polled said Americans should be generally proud of America’s history, forty points higher than the 51 percent of Democrats who said the same, with 71 percent of NPA voters who saw American history as a source of pride. By age, just over half (54%) of voters under 40 said Americans should be proud of our history, against 76 percent of Florida voters over 40 who shared this response.
ABOUT THIS POLL: The Florida Chamber of Commerce political poll was conducted on May 1 – 9, 2026, by Cherry Communications during live telephone interviews of likely voters and has a margin of error of +/- 4 percent. The sample size included 203 Democrats, 274 Republicans and 127 Others for a total of 604 respondents statewide.