Nearly half of Americans surveyed don't know what America 250 commemorates ^62.5%

NPR - By Chloe Veltman - 7/3/2026, 6:28 PM

Negativity Bias 38.6% - Pessimism Bias 24.3% - Framing Effect 23.5%

A new national poll reveals a striking paradox in public sentiment ahead of America's 250th anniversary: a disconnect between Americans' strong patriotic pride and their lack of civic knowledge. According to a survey from the libertarian Cato Institute think tank of more than 2,000 U.S. adults conducted in late June, 86% of respondents... more