national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—August 25, 2026: 136,571 Responses

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

Refined by:

age:

65+

100% - Angry

100% - Depressed

100% - Hopeful

100% - Scared

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Proud

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-08-25

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

August 25, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful16%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

27% of population

Total

Angry29%

Depressed13%

Hopeful18%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry28%

Depressed12%

Hopeful19%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud9%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry28%

Depressed13%

Hopeful19%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud7%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

education: Postgraduate

Angry34%

Depressed17%

Hopeful13%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry27%

Depressed13%

Hopeful19%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud10%

Satisfied8%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry30%

Depressed13%

Hopeful17%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry50%

Depressed21%

Hopeful1%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry8%

Depressed5%

Hopeful34%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud16%

Satisfied11%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

party: Independent

Angry29%

Depressed14%

Hopeful17%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry26%

Depressed12%

Hopeful21%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud9%

Satisfied7%

Excited5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Angry45%

Depressed19%

Hopeful5%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry36%

Depressed15%

Hopeful11%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud6%

Satisfied6%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry32%

Depressed16%

Hopeful14%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

All Respondents

August 25, 2026100% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

16%

16%

10%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

27% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

13%

18%

10%

6%

8%

6%

4%

2%

4%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

28%

12%

19%

10%

6%

9%

6%

4%

2%

4%

College Graduate

28%

13%

19%

11%

6%

7%

6%

4%

3%

3%

34%

17%

13%

12%

6%

6%

4%

3%

3%

3%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

27%

13%

19%

7%

4%

10%

8%

5%

3%

4%

30%

13%

17%

13%

8%

6%

4%

3%

2%

3%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

50%

21%

1%

15%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

8%

5%

34%

6%

4%

16%

11%

8%

3%

5%

29%

14%

17%

11%

6%

7%

5%

3%

3%

4%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

26%

12%

21%

10%

5%

9%

7%

5%

2%

4%

Black or African-American

45%

19%

5%

11%

10%

2%

2%

1%

2%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

36%

15%

11%

9%

9%

6%

6%

3%

2%

4%

32%

16%

14%

12%

6%

6%

5%

4%

3%

3%

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