national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—June 11, 2026: 127,375 Responses

What best describes how you are feeling about the way things are going in the United States today?

Refined by:

gender:

Female

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Proud

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-06-11

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

June 11, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry29%

Hopeful17%

Depressed14%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Female

52% of population

Total

Angry31%

Hopeful15%

Depressed14%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry30%

Hopeful10%

Depressed17%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry33%

Hopeful12%

Depressed16%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry30%

Hopeful20%

Depressed11%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry30%

Hopeful18%

Depressed11%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud7%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry30%

Hopeful17%

Depressed12%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry31%

Hopeful14%

Depressed14%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry35%

Hopeful10%

Depressed19%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry45%

Hopeful2%

Depressed19%

Scared19%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry8%

Hopeful38%

Depressed5%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud12%

Satisfied9%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry31%

Hopeful13%

Depressed14%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry28%

Hopeful18%

Depressed13%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Angry42%

Hopeful4%

Depressed17%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry34%

Hopeful11%

Depressed13%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry34%

Hopeful12%

Depressed15%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

June 11, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

17%

14%

11%

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Female

52% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

31%

15%

14%

14%

9%

5%

4%

3%

2%

4%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

30%

10%

17%

15%

11%

4%

3%

2%

3%

5%

33%

12%

16%

15%

10%

3%

2%

2%

3%

4%

30%

20%

11%

12%

7%

5%

4%

4%

2%

4%

30%

18%

11%

12%

7%

7%

4%

4%

2%

4%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

30%

17%

12%

13%

9%

5%

4%

3%

2%

4%

College Graduate

31%

14%

14%

14%

8%

4%

3%

3%

3%

4%

35%

10%

19%

15%

9%

3%

2%

2%

3%

3%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

45%

2%

19%

19%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

8%

38%

5%

5%

6%

12%

9%

8%

3%

6%

31%

13%

14%

14%

10%

4%

3%

3%

4%

5%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

28%

18%

13%

13%

8%

6%

4%

4%

2%

4%

Black or African-American

42%

4%

17%

15%

10%

2%

2%

1%

2%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

34%

11%

13%

15%

11%

4%

3%

3%

3%

4%

34%

12%

15%

14%

8%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

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