Reno Reporter

A poll showed that most Americans feel pride or patriotism when thinking of the flag, relevant as the Tokyo Olympics are wrapping up one year late. 

This survey was conducted by the Trafalgar Group, in partnership with Convention of States Action, and surveyed 1,094 likely general election voters.

“Heading into the Olympics, these numbers demonstrate that — on issue after issue — America is still America, a nation of good and decent people" Mark Meckler, president of Convention of States Action, said in a release. "The public isn’t buying the lie that our flag is a ‘symbol of hatred’ or oppression, and our Olympians are proud to represent the stars and stripes in Tokyo. And for those few who said they feel shame, indifference or suspicion when thinking about our flag, I’d like to remind them that the right to express that view was paid for by the blood of men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect this symbol of freedom around the world.”

The poll finds that the vast majority of Americans feel positive emotions about the American flag, with 81.7% saying they felt either "pride" or "patriotism." A plurality, 43.6%, said pride, while the other portion of 38.1% said patriotism. Only 8.4% expressed negative emotions of "shame" or "suspicion," while 9.9% described "indifference."

While the results did have a sizable percent difference between party affiliation, with 70.1% of Democrats versus 93.9% of Republicans expressing positive emotions, both sides have massive majorities on the positive end. Of independents or respondents from other parties, 82.2% expressed positive emotions towards the flag. 

Convention of States Action is a grassroots political organization with over 5 million supporters across the United States, according to its release. The organizations primary focus is on calling an Article V convention of the states to propose amendments which would impose limitations on the size and scope of the federal government to the U.S. Constitution. 

The Trafalgar Group is a public polling and market research firm. Its website states that Real Clear Politics called it the "most accurate pollster of the cycle among those firms that polled multiple Senate and governor races" this year.