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Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—December 11, 2025: 105,060 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% - Excited

100% - Proud

100% - Satisfied

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2025-12-11

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

December 11, 2025

100% of population

Total

Angry26%

Hopeful18%

Depressed14%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed7%

Excited6%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Total

Angry26%

Hopeful18%

Depressed14%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed7%

Excited6%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry26%

Hopeful14%

Depressed17%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed9%

Excited4%

Proud4%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry27%

Hopeful17%

Depressed15%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed8%

Excited4%

Proud4%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry26%

Hopeful22%

Depressed11%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed6%

Excited8%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry27%

Hopeful20%

Depressed12%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed5%

Excited7%

Proud6%

Satisfied6%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry26%

Hopeful19%

Depressed13%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed6%

Excited6%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry26%

Hopeful17%

Depressed14%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed7%

Excited6%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry30%

Hopeful13%

Depressed18%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed7%

Excited4%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry25%

Hopeful20%

Depressed14%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed5%

Excited8%

Proud6%

Satisfied6%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry27%

Hopeful17%

Depressed13%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Excited4%

Proud4%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry42%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared22%

Overwhelmed8%

Excited<1%

Proud<1%

Satisfied1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry9%

Hopeful38%

Depressed5%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed5%

Excited13%

Proud11%

Satisfied9%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

party: Independent

Angry26%

Hopeful17%

Depressed16%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed7%

Excited5%

Proud4%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry24%

Hopeful21%

Depressed13%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed6%

Excited7%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Angry36%

Hopeful6%

Depressed19%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Excited2%

Proud2%

Satisfied3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry28%

Hopeful14%

Depressed14%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed9%

Excited5%

Proud4%

Satisfied5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry26%

Hopeful14%

Depressed17%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed7%

Excited6%

Proud4%

Satisfied4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

December 11, 2025100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Excited

Proud

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

26%

18%

14%

13%

7%

6%

5%

5%

3%

4%

Subgroups

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Excited

Proud

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

26%

14%

17%

14%

9%

4%

4%

5%

3%

5%

27%

17%

15%

15%

8%

4%

4%

4%

3%

4%

26%

22%

11%

11%

6%

8%

6%

5%

2%

4%

27%

20%

12%

12%

5%

7%

6%

6%

2%

3%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Excited

Proud

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

26%

19%

13%

12%

6%

6%

6%

5%

2%

4%

College Graduate

26%

17%

14%

13%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

4%

30%

13%

18%

15%

7%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Excited

Proud

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

25%

20%

14%

9%

5%

8%

6%

6%

3%

4%

27%

17%

13%

16%

8%

4%

4%

4%

2%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Excited

Proud

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

42%

2%

20%

22%

8%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

2%

9%

38%

5%

4%

5%

13%

11%

9%

2%

5%

26%

17%

16%

12%

7%

5%

4%

4%

4%

5%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Excited

Proud

Satisfied

Ambivalent

Unsure

24%

21%

13%

12%

6%

7%

6%

5%

2%

4%

Black or African-American

36%

6%

19%

16%

8%

2%

2%

3%

3%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

28%

14%

14%

14%

9%

5%

4%

5%

3%

4%

26%

14%

17%

15%

7%

6%

4%

4%

3%

4%

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