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:

35-49

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

Zoom In

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:

35-49

12% of population

Total

Angry29%

Depressed18%

Hopeful16%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry28%

Depressed17%

Hopeful18%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

education: College Graduate

Angry29%

Depressed18%

Hopeful15%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Angry32%

Depressed24%

Hopeful10%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied4%

Excited2%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Angry45%

Depressed28%

Hopeful1%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry10%

Depressed7%

Hopeful32%

Scared3%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud12%

Satisfied9%

Excited7%

Ambivalent7%

Unsure8%

party: Independent

Angry32%

Depressed20%

Hopeful14%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure7%

Angry26%

Depressed18%

Hopeful18%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

race: Black or African-American

Angry41%

Depressed21%

Hopeful7%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful14%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud6%

Satisfied4%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry33%

Depressed21%

Hopeful11%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited4%

Ambivalent6%

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:

35-49

12% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

18%

16%

7%

7%

5%

4%

3%

5%

6%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

28%

17%

18%

6%

7%

5%

5%

4%

5%

6%

College Graduate

29%

18%

15%

7%

7%

5%

4%

3%

5%

5%

32%

24%

10%

8%

7%

3%

4%

2%

5%

5%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

45%

28%

1%

12%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

10%

7%

32%

3%

5%

12%

9%

7%

7%

8%

32%

20%

14%

6%

7%

3%

3%

3%

6%

7%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

26%

18%

18%

6%

6%

6%

5%

4%

5%

6%

Black or African-American

41%

21%

7%

8%

9%

2%

2%

2%

4%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

30%

16%

14%

7%

9%

6%

4%

5%

3%

5%

33%

21%

11%

8%

6%

4%

3%

4%

6%

5%

Related Polls

national

National Economy: Direction

registered voters

January 15, 2015—September 01, 2026