national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—September 10, 2026: 138,450 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:

Hispanic/Latino

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

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

September 10, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry30%

Hopeful16%

Depressed15%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

race:

Hispanic/Latino

10% of population

Total

Angry33%

Hopeful13%

Depressed15%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied3%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

Angry33%

Hopeful12%

Depressed16%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud5%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry34%

Hopeful13%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Hopeful18%

Depressed13%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied4%

Excited6%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

Angry38%

Hopeful12%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure4%

Angry31%

Hopeful15%

Depressed14%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry35%

Hopeful12%

Depressed15%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Angry46%

Hopeful3%

Depressed20%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry9%

Hopeful36%

Depressed5%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud13%

Satisfied8%

Excited9%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry32%

Hopeful13%

Depressed14%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

September 10, 2026100% 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

race:

Hispanic/Latino

10% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

33%

13%

15%

10%

9%

5%

3%

4%

2%

5%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

33%

12%

16%

11%

10%

5%

3%

3%

3%

5%

34%

13%

14%

10%

10%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

30%

18%

13%

9%

8%

7%

4%

6%

2%

5%

38%

12%

14%

10%

8%

6%

5%

3%

1%

4%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

31%

15%

14%

8%

7%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

35%

12%

15%

12%

11%

4%

2%

2%

2%

5%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

46%

3%

20%

14%

10%

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

3%

9%

36%

5%

4%

5%

13%

8%

9%

3%

6%

32%

13%

14%

9%

10%

5%

4%

3%

3%

6%

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