Americans excited to celebrate July 4, but divided over Trump’s role

A majority of Americans are excited to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, but are divided over President Donald Trump’s role in the festivities, according to a new Scripps News/Talker Research poll.

More than seven in ten Americans say they are very or somewhat excited about celebrating the nation’s milestone birthday, with majorities of Republicans (88%), Democrats (61%) and independents (66%) saying they are looking forward to the Fourth of July.

But President Donald Trump’s high-profile role in these events is more divisive.

Half of registered voters believe the president’s involvement was “appropriate”, largely driven by Republicans who overwhelmingly (80%) support Trump’s role in the events.

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But only 42% of independents and 27% of Democrats believe the president’s participation was appropriate.

The results come as two different groups vie for America’s attention on its half-century anniversary. One of them, America250, is a bipartisan nonprofit organization created by Congress in 2016 to prepare for the anniversary. This group will be hosting an event in Los Angeles on July 4th with musical artists like Chris Stapleton and the Smashing Pumpkins.

The other, Freedom 250, was created by Trump after the 2024 election and organized the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., as well as the upcoming fireworks display that the president called a “Trump rally.”

Turning the annual Independence Day fireworks display in the nation’s capital into a political event has also exposed partisan divisions. About four in 10 respondents say a Trump rally on July 4 would increase their enthusiasm for the event, compared to 35% who say it would make them less enthusiastic, and about a quarter say it would have no impact.

Members of opposition parties are also divided when it comes to questions about the country’s past and future. More than half the country (52%) believes that “America was a great country and continues to be a great country.” But 47% of Democrats surveyed believe that “America used to be a great country, but it is no longer.”

Republicans (46%) are also much more likely than Democrats (24%) to say the nation has lived up to its founding principles “very well.”

And many Americans are uncertain about the country’s future. Four in ten people believe the next 250 years will be better than the last 250 years, 20% say the same, 24% worse and 16% are unsure. However, Republican Party members are also more optimistic than Democrats that the next 250 years will be better than the last 250 (53/35%).

Thirty-seven percent say they don’t think the United States will exist until its 500th anniversary, compared to 42% who believe its existence will continue beyond that date.

This randomized, double-opt-in online survey of 2,000 registered voters in the United States was commissioned by Scripps News and conducted by market research firm Talker Research in accordance with the Market Research Society’s Code of Conduct. Data was collected from June 25 to July 2, 2026. The margin of error is +/- 2.2 points with a confidence level of 95%.

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