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:

Other

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

race:

Other

3% of population

Total

Angry32%

Depressed16%

Hopeful12%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Satisfied4%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

Angry33%

Depressed18%

Hopeful8%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry33%

Depressed18%

Hopeful12%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry30%

Depressed13%

Hopeful16%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Satisfied5%

Excited7%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry32%

Depressed14%

Hopeful14%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry31%

Depressed17%

Hopeful12%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited6%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

Angry33%

Depressed14%

Hopeful12%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud5%

Satisfied3%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry47%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry14%

Depressed6%

Hopeful28%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud15%

Satisfied9%

Excited10%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

party: Independent

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

race:

Other

3% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

32%

16%

12%

10%

7%

6%

4%

5%

4%

4%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

33%

18%

8%

11%

9%

5%

4%

4%

4%

5%

33%

18%

12%

10%

8%

3%

3%

4%

4%

5%

30%

13%

16%

8%

6%

8%

5%

7%

3%

4%

32%

14%

14%

12%

6%

6%

5%

4%

2%

4%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

31%

17%

12%

7%

5%

7%

5%

6%

5%

5%

33%

14%

12%

13%

10%

5%

3%

4%

3%

4%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

47%

20%

2%

15%

8%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

14%

6%

28%

5%

4%

15%

9%

10%

4%

5%

27%

16%

14%

8%

8%

5%

4%

5%

5%

6%

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