Poll: America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S.

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As America marks 250 years since its founding, CBS News asked Americans to measurement successful connected what they deliberation stands retired astir the country.

Best happening astir America

When asked to prime the champion happening astir the American mode of life, it's "the people" that comes retired connected top, acold up of its onshore and resources, its economical strategy oregon its strategy of government.

America's top invention

We asked radical to archer america successful their ain words what they deliberation America's top invention has been.

Freedom was the astir cited, and ideology itself. Others were much circumstantial items:

The airy bulb and lighting were the astir often mentioned, followed by the internet, unneurotic expressing a much wide designation of exertion and innovation.

Other notable mentions see the automobile, telephone and airplane.

And on with exertion and innovation, we're seen by astir Americans arsenic being the champion successful the satellite astatine movies and tv (less truthful astatine sports and food).

Which nutrient astir represents America?

It's hamburgers! Burgers are astatine the top, coming retired up of barbecue, picked from a database that besides included pome pastry and blistery dogs, among others.

For seniors, pome pastry edges retired the others for the nutrient that they deliberation champion represents America.

While pizza trails galore of the different foods, it was selected by much radical successful the Northeast than successful different regions of the country.

250 celebrations

Just implicit fractional of Americans are astatine slightest somewhat excited astir the upcoming "America 250" celebrations, though fewer accidental they are precise excited. Half accidental they volition alert the American emblem this Fourth of July.

And the much excited they are astir America 250, the much apt they are to accidental they volition alert the American flag.

This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally typical illustration of 2,150 U.S. adults interviewed betwixt June 23-26, 2026. The illustration was weighted to beryllium typical of adults nationwide according to gender, age, race, and education, based connected the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, arsenic good arsenic 2024 statesmanlike vote. The borderline of mistake is ±2.7 points.

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