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Feelings About US Direction
registered voters
June 08, 2023—September 09, 202593,240 Responses

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

2025-09-09
Uncertainty Range
News & Events
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All Respondents

September 09, 2025
100% of population
Total
Angry24%
Hopeful19%
Scared13%
Depressed12%
Excited9%
Proud8%
Overwhelmed5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%

Subgroups

100% of population
Total
Angry24%
Hopeful19%
Scared13%
Depressed12%
Excited9%
Proud8%
Overwhelmed5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
age: 18-34
Angry24%
Hopeful16%
Scared14%
Depressed14%
Excited6%
Proud7%
Overwhelmed7%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
age: 35-49
Angry25%
Hopeful19%
Scared14%
Depressed13%
Excited8%
Proud6%
Overwhelmed6%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
age: 50-64
Angry25%
Hopeful21%
Scared11%
Depressed9%
Excited11%
Proud10%
Overwhelmed4%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
age: 65+
Angry23%
Hopeful19%
Scared12%
Depressed11%
Excited11%
Proud10%
Overwhelmed4%
Satisfied6%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
education: Non-College Graduate
Angry23%
Hopeful20%
Scared12%
Depressed11%
Excited10%
Proud9%
Overwhelmed5%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
education: College Graduate
Angry25%
Hopeful18%
Scared14%
Depressed12%
Excited9%
Proud7%
Overwhelmed5%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
education: Postgraduate
Angry31%
Hopeful13%
Scared16%
Depressed15%
Excited7%
Proud5%
Overwhelmed6%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure3%
gender: Male
Angry23%
Hopeful20%
Scared9%
Depressed12%
Excited11%
Proud10%
Overwhelmed4%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
gender: Female
Angry26%
Hopeful17%
Scared16%
Depressed12%
Excited7%
Proud7%
Overwhelmed7%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
party: Democrat
Angry42%
Hopeful3%
Scared21%
Depressed18%
Excited1%
Proud1%
Overwhelmed7%
Satisfied1%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
party: Republican
Angry5%
Hopeful36%
Scared2%
Depressed3%
Excited19%
Proud19%
Overwhelmed3%
Satisfied8%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
party: Independent
Angry24%
Hopeful19%
Scared13%
Depressed13%
Excited8%
Proud6%
Overwhelmed6%
Satisfied4%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure5%
race: White
Angry21%
Hopeful22%
Scared12%
Depressed10%
Excited10%
Proud10%
Overwhelmed4%
Satisfied5%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure3%
race: Black or African-American
Angry35%
Hopeful7%
Scared15%
Depressed18%
Excited4%
Proud3%
Overwhelmed7%
Satisfied2%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure4%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Angry29%
Hopeful14%
Scared14%
Depressed12%
Excited9%
Proud6%
Overwhelmed7%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent2%
Unsure4%
race: Other
Angry27%
Hopeful14%
Scared14%
Depressed14%
Excited8%
Proud5%
Overwhelmed6%
Satisfied3%
Ambivalent3%
Unsure5%

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