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

race:

Black or African-American

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

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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

race:

Black or African-American

9% of population

Total

Angry43%

Depressed19%

Hopeful5%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry40%

Depressed20%

Hopeful5%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry41%

Depressed21%

Hopeful6%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry46%

Depressed17%

Hopeful6%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry46%

Depressed19%

Hopeful5%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry44%

Depressed20%

Hopeful6%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry42%

Depressed18%

Hopeful4%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed13%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry48%

Depressed21%

Hopeful2%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry18%

Depressed10%

Hopeful26%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud10%

Satisfied7%

Excited6%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry39%

Depressed17%

Hopeful8%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

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

race:

Black or African-American

9% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

43%

19%

5%

10%

10%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

40%

20%

5%

10%

11%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

41%

21%

6%

11%

11%

1%

1%

1%

3%

4%

46%

17%

6%

10%

9%

2%

2%

2%

2%

3%

46%

19%

5%

11%

10%

2%

2%

1%

2%

3%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

44%

20%

6%

8%

8%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

42%

18%

4%

12%

13%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

48%

21%

2%

12%

11%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

18%

10%

26%

5%

7%

10%

7%

6%

5%

6%

39%

17%

8%

8%

10%

3%

3%

3%

4%

5%

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