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Multiple indicators show a decline in the health of America’s democracy in 2025

Pew Research Center · Jonathan Schulman and Richard Wike · last updated

Most Americans say democracy in the United States used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years.

The health of America’s democracy declined in 2025, according to new evaluations from organizations that have long tracked how well democracies around the world are working.

The assessments come as most Americans say democracy in the United States used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And roughly seven-in-ten Americans are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working. (Read more below.)

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