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:

White

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:

White

43% of population

Total

Angry24%

Depressed13%

Hopeful20%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Satisfied6%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry27%

Depressed17%

Hopeful14%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied6%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry25%

Depressed17%

Hopeful19%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry23%

Depressed10%

Hopeful24%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud10%

Satisfied7%

Excited7%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry24%

Depressed10%

Hopeful23%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud10%

Satisfied7%

Excited5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry23%

Depressed13%

Hopeful21%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud9%

Satisfied8%

Excited6%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry26%

Depressed13%

Hopeful20%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry48%

Depressed23%

Hopeful1%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry8%

Depressed6%

Hopeful34%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud14%

Satisfied11%

Excited8%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful16%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

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:

White

43% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

24%

13%

20%

9%

6%

8%

6%

5%

3%

5%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

27%

17%

14%

10%

7%

5%

6%

3%

4%

5%

25%

17%

19%

9%

8%

5%

4%

3%

4%

6%

23%

10%

24%

7%

5%

10%

7%

7%

3%

5%

24%

10%

23%

10%

5%

10%

7%

5%

2%

4%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

23%

13%

21%

6%

4%

9%

8%

6%

4%

5%

26%

13%

20%

12%

8%

7%

4%

4%

2%

4%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

48%

23%

1%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

8%

6%

34%

5%

4%

14%

11%

8%

4%

6%

30%

16%

16%

9%

7%

5%

4%

3%

4%

6%

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