{"id":285296,"date":"2026-01-26T15:54:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=285296"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:54:07","slug":"majorities-of-americans-say-its-important-to-talk-about-the-countrys-historical-successes-and-failures","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/01\/26\/majorities-of-americans-say-its-important-to-talk-about-the-countrys-historical-successes-and-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Majorities of Americans say it\u2019s important to talk about the country\u2019s historical successes and failures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"aca68f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #aca68f;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_feature.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_feature.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_feature.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_feature.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_feature.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_feature.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"The Abstract Flag hangs above the entrance to the &quot;Star-Spangled Banner Gallery,&quot; inside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. 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(Maansi Srivastava\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Americans say it is important to have public discussions about the country\u2019s historical successes \u2013 as well as its failures, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper aligncenter wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:285296,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/26\\\/majorities-of-americans-say-its-important-to-talk-about-the-countrys-historical-successes-and-failures\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/majorities-in-both-parties-say-its-important-to-talk-about-both-americas-successes-and-its-failures\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-01-26&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:null,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Majorities in both parties say it\\u2019s important to talk about both America\\u2019s successes and its failures&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say it is __ important to have public discussions about the country&#039;s historical ...&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: No answer responses are not shown.&lt;br&gt;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Nov. 17-30, 2025.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Groups&quot;,&quot;% who say it is __ important to have public discussions about the country&#039;s historical ...&quot;,&quot;Extremely\\\/Very&quot;,&quot;Somewhat&quot;,&quot;Not too\\\/Not at all&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;All U.S. adults  &quot;,&quot;Successes and strengths&quot;,&quot;66&quot;,&quot;27&quot;,&quot;6&quot;],[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Successes and strengths&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;Rep\\\/Lean Rep &quot;,&quot;Successes and strengths&quot;,&quot;68&quot;,&quot;26&quot;,&quot;6&quot;],[&quot;Dem\\\/Lean Dem  &quot;,&quot;Successes and strengths&quot;,&quot;67&quot;,&quot;26&quot;,&quot;6&quot;],[&quot;All U.S. adults&quot;,&quot;Failures and flaws&quot;,&quot;66&quot;,&quot;26&quot;,&quot;7&quot;],[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Failures and flaws&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;Rep\\\/Lean Rep&quot;,&quot;Failures and flaws&quot;,&quot;60&quot;,&quot;30&quot;,&quot;10&quot;],[&quot;Dem\\\/Lean Dem&quot;,&quot;Failures and flaws&quot;,&quot;75&quot;,&quot;19&quot;,&quot;5&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/01\/26\/majorities-of-americans-say-its-important-to-talk-about-the-countrys-historical-successes-and-failures\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/majorities-in-both-parties-say-its-important-to-talk-about-both-americas-successes-and-its-failures\/\" data-chart-title=\"Majorities in both parties say it\u2019s important to talk about both America\u2019s successes and its failures\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; 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max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"acb41e1b-946d-4794-a05f-c6b6e69f631f\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>66% of U.S. adults say it is extremely or very important to publicly discuss the country\u2019s historical successes and strengths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>66% say the same about discussing the country\u2019s historical failures and flaws.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wide majorities of Republicans and Democrats alike view both the positive and negative aspects of the nation\u2019s history as important to focus on. But Republicans are less likely than Democrats to say discussions of historical failures and flaws are important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey of 10,357 U.S. adults was conducted Nov. 17-30, 2025. It comes as the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary approaches and as Trump administration actions have de-emphasized negative aspects of American history in some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2026\/01\/22\/slavery-exhibit-removed\/\">national parks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/smithsonian-review-250th-anniversary-2e26f9555bb8d51c7c0f92edede1c866https:\/apnews.com\/article\/smithsonian-review-250th-anniversary-2e26f9555bb8d51c7c0f92edede1c866\">museums<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/a-look-at-whats-behind-the-efforts-to-reshape-how-american-history-is-taught\">schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how important Americans think it is to discuss the positive and negative aspects of the United States\u2019 history publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"why-did-we-do-this\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied Americans\u2019 views of politics and major policy issues for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">Learn more about Pew Research Center. <\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"how-did-we-do-this\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 10,357 U.S. adults from Nov. 17 to 30, 2025. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the survey <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/SR_26.01.26_american-history_topline.pdf\">detailed responses<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/SR_25.12.10_HealthCare_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"partisans-views\">Partisans\u2019 views<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly two-thirds of those in both partisan coalitions say it\u2019s at least very important to publicly talk about the country\u2019s successes and strengths. In contrast, 75% of Democrats and Democratic leaners say it is at least very important to discuss the country\u2019s failures and flaws, compared with 60% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-among-demographic-groups\">Views among demographic groups<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of Americans across several demographic subgroups say it is important to discuss both the nation\u2019s successes and its failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"fd76fa07-6ce4-4a3d-b59f-5f05b532822a\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;fd76fa07-6ce4-4a3d-b59f-5f05b532822a&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:285296,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/26\\\/majorities-of-americans-say-its-important-to-talk-about-the-countrys-historical-successes-and-failures\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/how-demographic-groups-see-the-importance-of-discussing-americas-successes-and-failures\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-01-26&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:285072,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/SR_26.01.14_AmericanHistory_chart3_a48dd2.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How demographic groups see the importance of discussing America\\u2019s successes and failures&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say it is &lt;strong&gt;extremely\\\/very important&lt;\\\/strong&gt; to have public discussions about the country\\u2019s \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;* Black Republicans have a relatively small sample size of 124, for a margin of error of +\\\/- 11.4 percentage points at 95% confidence.&lt;br&gt;** Estimates for Asian adults are representative of English speakers only.&lt;br&gt;Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. 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