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Who Flies the American Flag? Poll Finds Major Partisan Divide Ahead of July 4
- A CBS News/YouGov survey of 2,404 U.S. adults conducted June 18-23, 2025, revealed a partisan divide in American flag ownership and display ahead of July 4.
- This divide arises from contrasting perceptions of patriotism, with a substantially higher percentage of Republicans reporting that they possess and frequently display the American flag compared to Democrats amid ongoing political tensions.
- The survey found 68% of Republicans own a flag at home compared to 37% of Democrats, and 38% of Republicans fly it daily versus 11% of Democrats.
- Mayor Mark Sutcliffe of Ottawa defended the city's plan to fly the U.S. flag on Independence Day as protocol reflecting historic friendship, despite protests and trade disputes with the U.S.
- These findings and events highlight ongoing complexities in U.S.-Canada relations and political identity expressions just before the U.S. celebrates its 249th Independence Day.
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Who flies the American flag? Poll finds major partisan divide ahead of July 4
By Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to own and fly an American flag, according to new polling, which comes ahead of Independence Day. In the latest YouGov/Economist survey, more than two-thirds of GOP respondents, 68%, said they own an American flag at home, while 37% of Democrats said the same. Among respondents overall, 51% said they owned a U.S. flag. The poll — which sampled 1,648 adults June 27-30…
I’m Finally Hanging My American Flag
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