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:

gender:

Male

age:

18-34

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:

gender:

Male

age:

18-34

12% of population

Total

Angry29%

Depressed20%

Hopeful12%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry29%

Depressed19%

Hopeful13%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

education: College Graduate

Angry31%

Depressed22%

Hopeful11%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Angry34%

Depressed25%

Hopeful8%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud4%

Satisfied4%

Excited2%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry44%

Depressed28%

Hopeful1%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry12%

Depressed10%

Hopeful24%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud11%

Satisfied12%

Excited8%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure7%

party: Independent

Angry30%

Depressed21%

Hopeful11%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry27%

Depressed20%

Hopeful14%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied7%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

race: Black or African-American

Angry41%

Depressed23%

Hopeful5%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry29%

Depressed19%

Hopeful12%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry32%

Depressed22%

Hopeful7%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

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:

gender:

Male

age:

18-34

12% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

20%

12%

7%

7%

5%

6%

4%

5%

5%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

29%

19%

13%

7%

7%

5%

6%

4%

5%

6%

College Graduate

31%

22%

11%

7%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

5%

34%

25%

8%

8%

7%

4%

4%

2%

5%

4%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

44%

28%

1%

11%

9%

<1%

1%

<1%

2%

2%

12%

10%

24%

4%

5%

11%

12%

8%

6%

7%

30%

21%

11%

6%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

6%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

27%

20%

14%

7%

6%

6%

7%

4%

5%

6%

Black or African-American

41%

23%

5%

8%

9%

2%

3%

2%

4%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

29%

19%

12%

7%

10%

6%

5%

4%

4%

5%

32%

22%

7%

8%

6%

5%

4%

4%

5%

5%

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