national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—September 10, 2026: 138,450 Responses

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

Refined by:

gender:

Male

age:

50-64

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Proud

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-09-10

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

September 10, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry30%

Hopeful16%

Depressed15%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

age:

50-64

12% of population

Total

Angry26%

Hopeful20%

Depressed12%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud10%

Satisfied6%

Excited7%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry25%

Hopeful21%

Depressed11%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud11%

Satisfied7%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Angry28%

Hopeful19%

Depressed12%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud9%

Satisfied6%

Excited7%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Angry32%

Hopeful15%

Depressed15%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry52%

Hopeful2%

Depressed22%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry9%

Hopeful32%

Depressed4%

Scared2%

Overwhelmed3%

Proud18%

Satisfied11%

Excited13%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry28%

Hopeful19%

Depressed13%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited6%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry23%

Hopeful23%

Depressed11%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud11%

Satisfied7%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Angry46%

Hopeful5%

Depressed17%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry28%

Hopeful18%

Depressed13%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud9%

Satisfied5%

Excited8%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure5%

Angry31%

Hopeful16%

Depressed13%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud9%

Satisfied4%

Excited7%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

September 10, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

16%

15%

10%

8%

6%

5%

4%

3%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

age:

50-64

12% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

26%

20%

12%

6%

5%

10%

6%

7%

3%

5%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

25%

21%

11%

5%

5%

11%

7%

8%

3%

5%

College Graduate

28%

19%

12%

6%

4%

9%

6%

7%

4%

5%

32%

15%

15%

8%

5%

7%

5%

5%

4%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

52%

2%

22%

12%

7%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

9%

32%

4%

2%

3%

18%

11%

13%

3%

6%

28%

19%

13%

6%

5%

7%

5%

6%

5%

6%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

23%

23%

11%

5%

4%

11%

7%

8%

3%

5%

Black or African-American

46%

5%

17%

9%

7%

3%

2%

3%

3%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

28%

18%

13%

8%

6%

9%

5%

8%

2%

5%

31%

16%

13%

6%

4%

9%

4%

7%

5%

4%

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