# A majority feel nostalgic for how America used to be

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/a-majority-feel-nostalgic-for-how-america-used-to-be/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, a majority of Americans (55%) agree that they are nostalgic for the way the United States used to be, including 21% who strongly agree.

Nearly three-in-ten (29%) neither agree nor disagree, while 16% disagree, including 6% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: I am nostalgic for the way the United States used to be.

A majority feel nostalgic for how America used to be.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 33.6%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 29.2%
- Strongly agree: 21.0%
- Disagree: 9.9%
- Strongly disagree: 6.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: personality
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#nostalgia-for-the-past-united-states-variable-personality_3](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#nostalgia-for-the-past-united-states-variable-personality_3)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#nostalgia-for-the-past-united-states-variable-personality_3](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#nostalgia-for-the-past-united-states-variable-personality_3)