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:

Republican

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:

Republican

22% of population

Total

Angry9%

Depressed6%

Hopeful34%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud14%

Satisfied10%

Excited8%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry11%

Depressed9%

Hopeful27%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud10%

Satisfied11%

Excited7%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure7%

Angry10%

Depressed7%

Hopeful35%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud10%

Satisfied8%

Excited7%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure8%

Angry8%

Depressed4%

Hopeful37%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed3%

Proud16%

Satisfied10%

Excited11%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry8%

Depressed5%

Hopeful34%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud16%

Satisfied12%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry10%

Depressed6%

Hopeful31%

Scared3%

Overwhelmed3%

Proud15%

Satisfied12%

Excited10%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry8%

Depressed6%

Hopeful37%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud13%

Satisfied8%

Excited7%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

Angry8%

Depressed6%

Hopeful34%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud14%

Satisfied11%

Excited8%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

race: Black or African-American

Angry18%

Depressed10%

Hopeful26%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud10%

Satisfied7%

Excited6%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry9%

Depressed6%

Hopeful32%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud14%

Satisfied10%

Excited10%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

Angry14%

Depressed6%

Hopeful28%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud15%

Satisfied9%

Excited10%

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

party:

Republican

22% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

9%

6%

34%

5%

5%

14%

10%

8%

4%

6%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

11%

9%

27%

6%

6%

10%

11%

7%

6%

7%

10%

7%

35%

5%

7%

10%

8%

7%

5%

8%

8%

4%

37%

4%

3%

16%

10%

11%

3%

5%

8%

5%

34%

6%

4%

16%

12%

8%

3%

5%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

10%

6%

31%

3%

3%

15%

12%

10%

4%

6%

8%

6%

37%

7%

6%

13%

8%

7%

3%

6%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

8%

6%

34%

5%

4%

14%

11%

8%

4%

6%

Black or African-American

18%

10%

26%

5%

7%

10%

7%

6%

5%

6%

Hispanic/Latino

9%

6%

32%

5%

6%

14%

10%

10%

3%

6%

14%

6%

28%

5%

4%

15%

9%

10%

4%

5%

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