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Feelings About US Direction
registered voters
June 08, 2023—October 16, 202598,025 Responses

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

2025-10-16
Uncertainty Range
News & Events
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All Respondents

October 16, 2025
100% of population
Total
Angry24%
Hopeful19%
Scared15%
Depressed13%
Overwhelmed7%
Excited6%
Proud6%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%

Subgroups

100% of population
Total
Angry24%
Hopeful19%
Scared15%
Depressed13%
Overwhelmed7%
Excited6%
Proud6%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
age: 18-34
Angry25%
Hopeful14%
Scared15%
Depressed15%
Overwhelmed9%
Excited4%
Proud5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
age: 35-49
Angry24%
Hopeful17%
Scared18%
Depressed15%
Overwhelmed8%
Excited4%
Proud4%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure5%
age: 50-64
Angry24%
Hopeful22%
Scared13%
Depressed11%
Overwhelmed6%
Excited8%
Proud6%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
age: 65+
Angry24%
Hopeful20%
Scared13%
Depressed12%
Overwhelmed5%
Excited8%
Proud7%
Satisfied6%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
education: Non-College Graduate
Angry23%
Hopeful20%
Scared14%
Depressed12%
Overwhelmed7%
Excited7%
Proud6%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
education: College Graduate
Angry24%
Hopeful18%
Scared16%
Depressed14%
Overwhelmed7%
Excited6%
Proud5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
education: Postgraduate
Angry29%
Hopeful13%
Scared18%
Depressed16%
Overwhelmed7%
Excited4%
Proud4%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure3%
gender: Male
Angry23%
Hopeful21%
Scared10%
Depressed13%
Overwhelmed5%
Excited8%
Proud6%
Satisfied6%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
gender: Female
Angry25%
Hopeful16%
Scared19%
Depressed13%
Overwhelmed8%
Excited5%
Proud5%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
party: Democrat
Angry39%
Hopeful2%
Scared25%
Depressed19%
Overwhelmed8%
Excited<1%
Proud1%
Satisfied1%
Ambivalent1%
Unsure3%
party: Republican
Angry9%
Hopeful38%
Scared4%
Depressed4%
Overwhelmed5%
Excited13%
Proud11%
Satisfied9%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure5%
party: Independent
Angry23%
Hopeful18%
Scared14%
Depressed15%
Overwhelmed8%
Excited5%
Proud5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent4%
Unsure5%
race: White
Angry22%
Hopeful22%
Scared14%
Depressed12%
Overwhelmed6%
Excited7%
Proud6%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
race: Black or African-American
Angry33%
Hopeful7%
Scared16%
Depressed19%
Overwhelmed10%
Excited2%
Proud2%
Satisfied2%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Angry28%
Hopeful14%
Scared14%
Depressed13%
Overwhelmed9%
Excited6%
Proud5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
race: Other
Angry26%
Hopeful13%
Scared17%
Depressed16%
Overwhelmed8%
Excited5%
Proud5%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%

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