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:

education:

Non-College Graduate

age:

18-34

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:

education:

Non-College Graduate

age:

18-34

16% of population

Total

Angry30%

Depressed18%

Hopeful12%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry29%

Depressed19%

Hopeful13%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry32%

Depressed17%

Hopeful11%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Angry44%

Depressed23%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry11%

Depressed9%

Hopeful27%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud10%

Satisfied11%

Excited7%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure7%

party: Independent

Angry31%

Depressed19%

Hopeful11%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry27%

Depressed17%

Hopeful14%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied6%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Angry40%

Depressed20%

Hopeful5%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry31%

Depressed18%

Hopeful11%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry33%

Depressed18%

Hopeful8%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

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:

education:

Non-College Graduate

age:

18-34

16% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

18%

12%

9%

9%

5%

5%

3%

4%

5%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

29%

19%

13%

7%

7%

5%

6%

4%

5%

6%

32%

17%

11%

13%

11%

4%

3%

2%

3%

5%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

44%

23%

2%

14%

10%

<1%

1%

<1%

2%

3%

11%

9%

27%

6%

6%

10%

11%

7%

6%

7%

31%

19%

11%

8%

9%

5%

4%

3%

5%

6%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

27%

17%

14%

10%

7%

5%

6%

3%

4%

5%

Black or African-American

40%

20%

5%

10%

11%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

31%

18%

11%

8%

12%

5%

4%

3%

3%

5%

33%

18%

8%

11%

9%

5%

4%

4%

4%

5%

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