national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—August 06, 2026: 134,306 Responses

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

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Proud

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-08-06

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

August 06, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry29%

Hopeful17%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Proud7%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

64% of population

Total

Angry28%

Hopeful18%

Depressed13%

Scared9%

Proud8%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry29%

Hopeful13%

Depressed17%

Scared9%

Proud6%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Hopeful16%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Proud5%

Overwhelmed8%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry27%

Hopeful21%

Depressed11%

Scared8%

Proud10%

Overwhelmed6%

Satisfied5%

Excited6%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

Angry27%

Hopeful20%

Depressed10%

Scared10%

Proud10%

Overwhelmed6%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry27%

Hopeful19%

Depressed13%

Scared6%

Proud10%

Overwhelmed5%

Satisfied6%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Hopeful17%

Depressed13%

Scared12%

Proud6%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry47%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared15%

Proud1%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry8%

Hopeful35%

Depressed5%

Scared5%

Proud16%

Overwhelmed4%

Satisfied9%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry31%

Hopeful16%

Depressed14%

Scared8%

Proud6%

Overwhelmed8%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry24%

Hopeful22%

Depressed12%

Scared9%

Proud9%

Overwhelmed6%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Angry44%

Hopeful5%

Depressed17%

Scared11%

Proud3%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry33%

Hopeful13%

Depressed14%

Scared9%

Proud6%

Overwhelmed11%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

Angry31%

Hopeful14%

Depressed15%

Scared9%

Proud7%

Overwhelmed8%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

August 06, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

17%

14%

10%

7%

7%

4%

4%

3%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

64% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

28%

18%

13%

9%

8%

7%

5%

4%

3%

5%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

29%

13%

17%

9%

6%

9%

4%

3%

4%

5%

30%

16%

14%

10%

5%

8%

3%

3%

4%

5%

27%

21%

11%

8%

10%

6%

5%

6%

2%

5%

27%

20%

10%

10%

10%

6%

6%

4%

2%

4%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

27%

19%

13%

6%

10%

5%

6%

5%

3%

5%

30%

17%

13%

12%

6%

9%

3%

3%

2%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

47%

2%

20%

15%

1%

9%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

8%

35%

5%

5%

16%

4%

9%

8%

3%

6%

31%

16%

14%

8%

6%

8%

4%

4%

4%

6%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

24%

22%

12%

9%

9%

6%

5%

5%

3%

5%

Black or African-American

44%

5%

17%

11%

3%

9%

2%

2%

3%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

33%

13%

14%

9%

6%

11%

4%

4%

2%

5%

31%

14%

15%

9%

7%

8%

4%

4%

4%

5%

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