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Feelings About US Direction
registered voters
June 08, 2023—September 10, 2026:
138,450 Responses
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age
50-64
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
Non-College Graduate
Non-College Graduate
College Graduate
Postgraduate
gender
Male
Female
party
Democrat
Republican
Independent
race
White
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Other
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:
50-64
Clear All
100%
- Angry
100%
- Hopeful
100%
- Depressed
100%
- Scared
100%
- Overwhelmed
100%
- Proud
100%
- Satisfied
100%
- Excited
100%
- Ambivalent
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net
2026-09-10
Clear
12M
6M
3M
Angry
Hopeful
Depressed
Proud
Scared
Overwhelmed
Excited
Satisfied
Unsure
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All Respondents
September 10, 2026
100% of population
Total
Angry
30%
Hopeful
16%
Depressed
15%
Scared
10%
Overwhelmed
8%
Proud
6%
Satisfied
5%
Excited
4%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
5%
Subgroups
Refined by:
education:
Non-College Graduate
age:
50-64
Clear All
16% of population
Total
Angry
27%
Hopeful
21%
Depressed
11%
Scared
8%
Overwhelmed
7%
Proud
9%
Satisfied
5%
Excited
6%
Ambivalent
2%
Unsure
5%
gender:
Male
Angry
25%
Hopeful
21%
Depressed
11%
Scared
5%
Overwhelmed
5%
Proud
11%
Satisfied
7%
Excited
8%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
5%
gender:
Female
Angry
28%
Hopeful
20%
Depressed
12%
Scared
10%
Overwhelmed
9%
Proud
7%
Satisfied
4%
Excited
4%
Ambivalent
2%
Unsure
5%
party:
Democrat
Angry
49%
Hopeful
2%
Depressed
20%
Scared
13%
Overwhelmed
10%
Proud
<1%
Satisfied
<1%
Excited
<1%
Ambivalent
1%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Angry
8%
Hopeful
36%
Depressed
4%
Scared
3%
Overwhelmed
4%
Proud
16%
Satisfied
10%
Excited
10%
Ambivalent
2%
Unsure
6%
party:
Independent
Angry
29%
Hopeful
19%
Depressed
13%
Scared
8%
Overwhelmed
8%
Proud
6%
Satisfied
4%
Excited
5%
Ambivalent
4%
Unsure
6%
race:
White
Angry
22%
Hopeful
24%
Depressed
10%
Scared
7%
Overwhelmed
6%
Proud
10%
Satisfied
6%
Excited
6%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
5%
race:
Black or African-American
Angry
45%
Hopeful
5%
Depressed
16%
Scared
10%
Overwhelmed
11%
Proud
3%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
3%
Ambivalent
2%
Unsure
4%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Angry
30%
Hopeful
18%
Depressed
13%
Scared
9%
Overwhelmed
8%
Proud
7%
Satisfied
4%
Excited
6%
Ambivalent
2%
Unsure
5%
race:
Other
Angry
30%
Hopeful
18%
Depressed
10%
Scared
8%
Overwhelmed
8%
Proud
9%
Satisfied
4%
Excited
6%
Ambivalent
4%
Unsure
5%
All Respondents
September 10, 2026
100% of population
Angry
Hopeful
Depressed
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
Total
30%
16%
15%
10%
8%
6%
5%
4%
3%
5%
Subgroups
Refined by:
education:
Non-College Graduate
age:
50-64
Clear All
16% of population
Angry
Hopeful
Depressed
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
Total
27%
21%
11%
8%
7%
9%
5%
6%
2%
5%
gender
Angry
Hopeful
Depressed
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
Male
25%
21%
11%
5%
5%
11%
7%
8%
3%
5%
Female
28%
20%
12%
10%
9%
7%
4%
4%
2%
5%
party
Angry
Hopeful
Depressed
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
Democrat
49%
2%
20%
13%
10%
<1%
<1%
<1%
1%
2%
Republican
8%
36%
4%
3%
4%
16%
10%
10%
2%
6%
Independent
29%
19%
13%
8%
8%
6%
4%
5%
4%
6%
race
Angry
Hopeful
Depressed
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
White
22%
24%
10%
7%
6%
10%
6%
6%
3%
5%
Black or African-American
45%
5%
16%
10%
11%
3%
2%
3%
2%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
30%
18%
13%
9%
8%
7%
4%
6%
2%
5%
Other
30%
18%
10%
8%
8%
9%
4%
6%
4%
5%
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