national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—August 06, 2026: 134,306 Responses

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

Refined by:

gender:

Male

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Proud

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-08-06

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

August 06, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry29%

Hopeful17%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Proud7%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

48% of population

Total

Angry28%

Hopeful18%

Depressed14%

Scared7%

Proud9%

Overwhelmed5%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry29%

Hopeful14%

Depressed18%

Scared7%

Proud7%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry30%

Hopeful17%

Depressed16%

Scared7%

Proud6%

Overwhelmed6%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

Angry27%

Hopeful21%

Depressed11%

Scared6%

Proud11%

Overwhelmed4%

Satisfied6%

Excited7%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry26%

Hopeful21%

Depressed12%

Scared8%

Proud12%

Overwhelmed4%

Satisfied7%

Excited5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry27%

Hopeful19%

Depressed13%

Scared6%

Proud10%

Overwhelmed5%

Satisfied6%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Angry28%

Hopeful18%

Depressed16%

Scared7%

Proud8%

Overwhelmed5%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Angry32%

Hopeful14%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Proud7%

Overwhelmed5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry48%

Hopeful2%

Depressed24%

Scared12%

Proud<1%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry9%

Hopeful33%

Depressed5%

Scared3%

Proud18%

Overwhelmed3%

Satisfied10%

Excited9%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry31%

Hopeful17%

Depressed15%

Scared6%

Proud6%

Overwhelmed6%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry25%

Hopeful21%

Depressed13%

Scared6%

Proud10%

Overwhelmed4%

Satisfied6%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Proud4%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry32%

Hopeful15%

Depressed14%

Scared7%

Proud8%

Overwhelmed8%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry31%

Hopeful13%

Depressed19%

Scared7%

Proud7%

Overwhelmed5%

Satisfied4%

Excited5%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

August 06, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

17%

14%

10%

7%

7%

4%

4%

3%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

48% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

28%

18%

14%

7%

9%

5%

5%

5%

4%

5%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

29%

14%

18%

7%

7%

7%

5%

4%

4%

6%

30%

17%

16%

7%

6%

6%

4%

4%

5%

5%

27%

21%

11%

6%

11%

4%

6%

7%

3%

5%

26%

21%

12%

8%

12%

4%

7%

5%

2%

4%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

27%

19%

13%

6%

10%

5%

6%

5%

3%

5%

College Graduate

28%

18%

16%

7%

8%

5%

5%

5%

4%

5%

32%

14%

19%

9%

7%

5%

4%

3%

4%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

48%

2%

24%

12%

<1%

7%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

9%

33%

5%

3%

18%

3%

10%

9%

4%

6%

31%

17%

15%

6%

6%

6%

4%

4%

5%

6%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

25%

21%

13%

6%

10%

4%

6%

5%

4%

5%

Black or African-American

43%

5%

19%

9%

4%

7%

2%

2%

4%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

32%

15%

14%

7%

8%

8%

4%

4%

3%

5%

31%

13%

19%

7%

7%

5%

4%

5%

5%

5%

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