national
Feelings About US Direction
registered voters
June 08, 2023—January 20, 2026110,110 Responses

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

2026-01-20
Uncertainty Range
News & Events
Zoom In

All Respondents

January 20, 2026
100% of population
Total
Angry26%
Hopeful17%
Scared13%
Depressed12%
Excited7%
Overwhelmed7%
Proud7%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%

Subgroups

100% of population
Total
Angry26%
Hopeful17%
Scared13%
Depressed12%
Excited6%
Overwhelmed7%
Proud6%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
age: 18-34
Angry26%
Hopeful13%
Scared15%
Depressed16%
Excited5%
Overwhelmed8%
Proud5%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure5%
age: 35-49
Angry27%
Hopeful16%
Scared16%
Depressed13%
Excited4%
Overwhelmed8%
Proud5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure5%
age: 50-64
Angry25%
Hopeful20%
Scared11%
Depressed10%
Excited9%
Overwhelmed5%
Proud7%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
age: 65+
Angry27%
Hopeful18%
Scared13%
Depressed10%
Excited8%
Overwhelmed5%
Proud8%
Satisfied6%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
education: Non-College Graduate
Angry25%
Hopeful18%
Scared12%
Depressed11%
Excited7%
Overwhelmed6%
Proud7%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
education: College Graduate
Angry26%
Hopeful16%
Scared14%
Depressed13%
Excited6%
Overwhelmed7%
Proud5%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
education: Postgraduate
Angry31%
Hopeful12%
Scared16%
Depressed16%
Excited4%
Overwhelmed7%
Proud4%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure3%
gender: Male
Angry25%
Hopeful18%
Scared10%
Depressed13%
Excited9%
Overwhelmed5%
Proud8%
Satisfied6%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
gender: Female
Angry28%
Hopeful16%
Scared17%
Depressed12%
Excited5%
Overwhelmed8%
Proud5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
party: Democrat
Angry43%
Hopeful2%
Scared22%
Depressed18%
Excited<1%
Overwhelmed8%
Proud1%
Satisfied1%
Ambivalent1%
Unsure3%
party: Republican
Angry9%
Hopeful34%
Scared4%
Depressed4%
Excited14%
Overwhelmed4%
Proud14%
Satisfied10%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure5%
party: Independent
Angry26%
Hopeful16%
Scared14%
Depressed14%
Excited5%
Overwhelmed7%
Proud5%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure5%
race: White
Angry24%
Hopeful20%
Scared13%
Depressed11%
Excited7%
Overwhelmed6%
Proud7%
Satisfied6%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
race: Black or African-American
Angry37%
Hopeful6%
Scared15%
Depressed18%
Excited3%
Overwhelmed9%
Proud3%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Angry29%
Hopeful14%
Scared14%
Depressed12%
Excited6%
Overwhelmed9%
Proud6%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
race: Other
Angry27%
Hopeful13%
Scared15%
Depressed15%
Excited6%
Overwhelmed6%
Proud6%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure5%

Related Polls