59% of Americans Say "U.S. Prime Has Already Passed"... 44% Pessimistic About Next 50 Years

Pessimism Ahead of the 250th Anniversary
Survey of 3,560 U.S. Adults

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Six out of ten Americans believe that the United States has already passed its prime.

According to a public perception survey conducted by the Pew Research Center ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, 59% of Americans responded that the country's heyday has already passed, Yonhap News reported on May 19 (local time).

On the other hand, 40% of Americans think that the nation's prime has not yet arrived.

By race, 66% of Black respondents, 64% of Hispanic respondents, 57% of White respondents, and 53% of Asian respondents said that America's prime is over.

By political affiliation, 64% of Democratic supporters agreed that the United States has passed its heyday. Among Republican supporters, 53% shared this view, and 46% said the nation's prime is still ahead.

Americans also have a bleak outlook on the nation's long-term future.

When asked, "How do you view the state of the United States 50 years from now?" 44% of all respondents said they feel "very or somewhat pessimistic." Only 28% responded optimistically, and 27% held a neutral stance.

By political affiliation, 50% of Democratic supporters predicted a pessimistic future for the United States in 50 years, while 39% of Republican supporters said the same.

The Pew Research Center explained that it conducted the survey to examine public perceptions of the country's direction ahead of the 250th anniversary of its founding.

The survey was conducted from December 8 to December 14 of last year and was released this time. Of the 4,065 members of Pew Research Center's "American Trends Panel," 3,560 responded. The margin of sampling error is ±1.8 percentage points.

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