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

party:

Independent

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

party:

Independent

22% of population

Total

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful14%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry31%

Depressed19%

Hopeful11%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry32%

Depressed19%

Hopeful12%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry30%

Depressed12%

Hopeful18%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry29%

Depressed13%

Hopeful18%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Depressed17%

Hopeful16%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry31%

Depressed15%

Hopeful13%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful16%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

race: Black or African-American

Angry39%

Depressed17%

Hopeful8%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry30%

Depressed15%

Hopeful13%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry27%

Depressed16%

Hopeful14%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited5%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

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

party:

Independent

22% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

16%

14%

9%

8%

5%

4%

3%

4%

6%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

31%

19%

11%

8%

9%

5%

4%

3%

5%

6%

32%

19%

12%

8%

10%

3%

3%

2%

4%

6%

30%

12%

18%

8%

7%

6%

5%

5%

4%

5%

29%

13%

18%

10%

7%

7%

5%

3%

3%

5%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

30%

17%

16%

6%

6%

6%

5%

4%

5%

6%

31%

15%

13%

12%

11%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

30%

16%

16%

9%

7%

5%

4%

3%

4%

6%

Black or African-American

39%

17%

8%

8%

10%

3%

3%

3%

4%

5%

Hispanic/Latino

30%

15%

13%

7%

12%

5%

4%

4%

4%

6%

27%

16%

14%

8%

8%

5%

4%

5%

5%

6%

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