national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—October 01, 2026: 140,957 Responses

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

Refined by:

age:

50-64

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Proud

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-10-01

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

October 01, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry30%

Hopeful15%

Depressed15%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

50-64

24% of population

Total

Angry28%

Hopeful19%

Depressed12%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry26%

Hopeful21%

Depressed12%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud8%

Satisfied6%

Excited6%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Angry29%

Hopeful17%

Depressed13%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Angry34%

Hopeful12%

Depressed16%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry26%

Hopeful20%

Depressed12%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud9%

Satisfied7%

Excited7%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry29%

Hopeful18%

Depressed13%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Angry48%

Hopeful2%

Depressed19%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry9%

Hopeful35%

Depressed5%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud14%

Satisfied10%

Excited10%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry28%

Hopeful17%

Depressed13%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry24%

Hopeful22%

Depressed11%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Satisfied6%

Excited6%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Angry46%

Hopeful5%

Depressed16%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry28%

Hopeful17%

Depressed12%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud7%

Satisfied4%

Excited5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry31%

Hopeful14%

Depressed15%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Satisfied3%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

October 01, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

15%

15%

10%

8%

6%

5%

4%

3%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

50-64

24% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

28%

19%

12%

9%

7%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

26%

21%

12%

8%

7%

8%

6%

6%

3%

5%

College Graduate

29%

17%

13%

10%

7%

7%

5%

5%

4%

5%

34%

12%

16%

13%

7%

5%

3%

3%

3%

4%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

26%

20%

12%

6%

5%

9%

7%

7%

3%

5%

29%

18%

13%

12%

8%

6%

4%

3%

3%

5%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

48%

2%

19%

15%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

9%

35%

5%

4%

4%

14%

10%

10%

3%

6%

28%

17%

13%

9%

8%

6%

4%

4%

5%

6%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

24%

22%

11%

9%

6%

8%

6%

6%

3%

5%

Black or African-American

46%

5%

16%

11%

9%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

28%

17%

12%

10%

10%

7%

4%

5%

2%

4%

31%

14%

15%

8%

7%

7%

3%

5%

4%

5%

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