national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—June 16, 2026: 127,977 Responses

What best describes how you are feeling about the way things are going in the United States today?

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Proud

100% - Excited

100% - Satisfied

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-06-16

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

June 16, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry29%

Hopeful16%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Excited5%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Total

Angry29%

Hopeful16%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Excited5%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry31%

Hopeful12%

Depressed17%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Excited3%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Hopeful13%

Depressed16%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud4%

Excited3%

Satisfied3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry28%

Hopeful20%

Depressed12%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Excited6%

Satisfied6%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry29%

Hopeful20%

Depressed11%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Excited5%

Satisfied6%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry28%

Hopeful18%

Depressed13%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Excited5%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Angry29%

Hopeful16%

Depressed15%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Excited5%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry33%

Hopeful12%

Depressed19%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Excited3%

Satisfied3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry27%

Hopeful18%

Depressed14%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud8%

Excited6%

Satisfied6%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry31%

Hopeful15%

Depressed14%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Excited4%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry47%

Hopeful2%

Depressed21%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Excited<1%

Satisfied<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry8%

Hopeful35%

Depressed5%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud14%

Excited10%

Satisfied10%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry31%

Hopeful15%

Depressed15%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud5%

Excited4%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry26%

Hopeful19%

Depressed13%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Excited5%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Angry42%

Hopeful5%

Depressed18%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Excited2%

Satisfied2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry32%

Hopeful13%

Depressed13%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Excited4%

Satisfied3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry31%

Hopeful13%

Depressed16%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Excited4%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

June 16, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Excited

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

16%

14%

10%

7%

6%

5%

5%

3%

4%

Subgroups

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Excited

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

31%

12%

17%

11%

9%

5%

3%

4%

4%

5%

30%

13%

16%

12%

9%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

28%

20%

12%

9%

6%

8%

6%

6%

2%

4%

29%

20%

11%

10%

6%

8%

5%

6%

2%

3%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Excited

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

28%

18%

13%

10%

7%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

College Graduate

29%

16%

15%

11%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

4%

33%

12%

19%

12%

7%

5%

3%

3%

3%

3%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Excited

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

27%

18%

14%

7%

5%

8%

6%

6%

4%

5%

31%

15%

14%

13%

9%

5%

4%

4%

2%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Excited

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

47%

2%

21%

16%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

8%

35%

5%

4%

5%

14%

10%

10%

3%

6%

31%

15%

15%

10%

8%

5%

4%

4%

4%

5%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Excited

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

26%

19%

13%

9%

7%

7%

5%

5%

3%

4%

Black or African-American

42%

5%

18%

13%

10%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

32%

13%

13%

12%

9%

5%

4%

3%

3%

5%

31%

13%

16%

12%

7%

6%

4%

4%

3%

4%

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