Republicans are so enthused with the re-election of President Trump that they’ve helped reverse a decades-long downward trend in overall satisfaction with American democracy.
Although 61% of Americans surveyed in the new Gallup poll say they’re generally dissatisfied with how democracy is working in the US, this year 34% said they felt satisfied — up from 28% last year, the lowest rating in the 40-year history of the survey.
Gallup says Republicans are “mostly responsible” for the 21% uptick, which they concede is “perhaps tied to Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.”
This year, 33% of Republicans reported being satisfied, almost double the 17% figure recorded last year, which Gallup chalks up to “displeasure” with the Biden administration.
Meanwhile, 35% of Democrats said they were satisfied, a slight drop since last year’s 38% figure but a steep decline from 47% in January 2021. Independents revealed they were more satisfied in the recent survey — 34% vs. 27%.
The percentage of Americans who said they were satisfied with US democracy has been on a consistent slide since 2000, when 52% responded in the affirmative. This year marks the first time the satisfaction numbers have inched up in nearly a quarter-century.
The poll was conducted by Gallup between Dec. 2-18.
