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

gender:

Female

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

gender:

Female

33% of population

Total

Angry30%

Depressed14%

Hopeful16%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry32%

Depressed17%

Hopeful11%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Depressed18%

Hopeful13%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

Angry28%

Depressed12%

Hopeful19%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry29%

Depressed12%

Hopeful18%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry46%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry8%

Depressed6%

Hopeful37%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud13%

Satisfied8%

Excited7%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry31%

Depressed15%

Hopeful13%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry26%

Depressed13%

Hopeful20%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Angry42%

Depressed18%

Hopeful4%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed13%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry34%

Depressed16%

Hopeful11%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry33%

Depressed14%

Hopeful12%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud5%

Satisfied3%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

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

gender:

Female

33% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

14%

16%

12%

9%

5%

4%

3%

2%

4%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

32%

17%

11%

13%

11%

4%

3%

2%

3%

5%

30%

18%

13%

13%

11%

3%

2%

2%

2%

5%

28%

12%

19%

11%

8%

7%

4%

4%

2%

4%

29%

12%

18%

12%

8%

7%

5%

3%

2%

4%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

46%

20%

2%

16%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

8%

6%

37%

7%

6%

13%

8%

7%

3%

6%

31%

15%

13%

12%

11%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

26%

13%

20%

12%

8%

7%

4%

4%

2%

4%

Black or African-American

42%

18%

4%

12%

13%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

34%

16%

11%

11%

12%

4%

3%

3%

3%

4%

33%

14%

12%

13%

10%

5%

3%

4%

3%

4%

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