Rasmussen: Fewer Americans Support Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

The percentage of Americans saying children still should be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school continues to decrease, a Rasmussen Reports survey found.

The poll also found that a majority of Americans say the United States does not provide "liberty and justice for all" and a plurality says the country remains "one nation under God." 

A majority (55%) of respondents say school children should be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance at school, Rasmussen Reports results showed. However, that's down from 61% in 2019 and a high of 77% in 2008.

The latest Rasmussen results also found that 30% say they oppose children saying the pledge every day, and 15% say they're undecided.

More than 60% of Americans 40 or older say children should be required to recite the pledge every morning at school, but just 44% of adults under 40 agree.

In a breakdown of party allegiances, 77% of Republicans, 43% of Democrats, and 48% of those not affiliated with either major party say children should be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school.

Asked if the U.S. provides "liberty and justice for all," 53% say no, 35% say yes, and 13% are not sure.

Further, 48% of Republicans, 35% of Democrats and 24% of unaffiliated voters say the U.S. provides "liberty and justice for all."

Asked if the U.S. is "one nation under God," 48% say yes, 39% say no, and 13% are not sure.  

Republicans (67%) were more inclined to say the U.S. is "one nation under God" than Democrats (41%) and unaffiliated adults (39%), Rasmussen Reports found.

Among those who say the U.S. remains "one nation under God," 75% also say children should be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school.

Among those who don't think the U.S. is "one nation under God," 53% say they are against requiring children to recite the pledge daily.

A total of 46% of whites, 43% of Blacks, 63% of Hispanics, and 40% of other minorities say the U.S. is "one nation under God." Hispanics are most likely to say the country provides "liberty and justice for all."

The Rasmussen Reports survey was conducted July 25 and July 28-29 among 1,238 American adults. The margin of sampling error is 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

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