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Gallup released a poll where Republicans ranked patriotism as the number one value the country needs, while Democrats ranked it last.

Posted by Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, Checked

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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
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Multiple reports of the Gallup/With Honor survey state that Republicans ranked patriotism first among the 12 values the country most needs, and Democrats ranked it last. The extracted claim matches the post's wording, and the poll was released in late October 2026 as the post describes.

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… to push back on this administration and the President, and so, you know, I'm really calling for them, uh, to step up, um, and do what's right for our service members and their families and for the country. Can I ask something? Um, just building off of that, I don't know if you saw this from yesterday, but Gallup had a new poll out, and the question was, which values does the country most need today? And listed twelve values. Republicans put patriotism as number one. For Democrats, it was ranked as dead last. You know, as someone who serves the country honorably for 20 years and now going into public service in a different way, what do you make of that, and what does patriotism mean to you? …
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What we found

Supports. Reuters (via USA TODAY and Kentucky.com) reports that Republicans told the Gallup/With Honor poll patriotism was the value the country needed most, while Democrats ranked it last from a list of 12.[1][2][3]

Supports. Yahoo and American Top 40 report the poll's figures: 46% of Republicans picked patriotism in their top three, the most common selection, while only 6% of Democrats did, the lowest-ranked value for them.[4][5]

Supports. Fox Wilmington and the Washington Examiner report the same partisan split, with patriotism at 46% for Republicans and 6% for Democrats.[6][7]

Context. Gallup's own release on shared values confirms the survey covered the 12-value list and found no value chosen by a majority, but its excerpt does not state the partisan patriotism ranking directly.[8]

Context. Coverage consistently notes the survey was conducted May 12-22, 2026, with 3,199 adults, a detail that does not affect the ranking claim.[1]

Sources

8 sources: 8 not rated

  1. 1Divided nation: Republicans prize patriotism, Democrats equality-Pollrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  2. 2Divided nation: Republicans prize patriotism, Democrats equality-Pollkentucky.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  3. 3Divided nation: Republicans prize patriotism, Democrats ...heraldonline.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Patriotism Ranked as Top Value for Republicans - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5New Poll Reveals Sharp Divide On Patriotism Between Political Parties | American Top 40americantop40.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Democrats simply don’t believe in America anymorewashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  7. 7Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll findsfoxwilmington.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  8. 8In U.S., Three-Quarters Identify Shared Valuesnews.gallup.com · not rated · cited for: context

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