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:

65+

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:

65+

12% of population

Total

Angry27%

Depressed13%

Hopeful19%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud10%

Satisfied8%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry26%

Depressed12%

Hopeful21%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud11%

Satisfied9%

Excited6%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry26%

Depressed13%

Hopeful20%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud9%

Satisfied7%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry31%

Depressed18%

Hopeful15%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud8%

Satisfied6%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry52%

Depressed24%

Hopeful1%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry9%

Depressed5%

Hopeful32%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed2%

Proud17%

Satisfied14%

Excited9%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

party: Independent

Angry28%

Depressed15%

Hopeful19%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud8%

Satisfied7%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry24%

Depressed12%

Hopeful22%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed3%

Proud11%

Satisfied9%

Excited6%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Angry46%

Depressed21%

Hopeful5%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry34%

Depressed15%

Hopeful12%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Satisfied7%

Excited4%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry31%

Depressed18%

Hopeful14%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed3%

Proud7%

Satisfied6%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

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:

65+

12% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

27%

13%

19%

7%

4%

10%

8%

5%

3%

4%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

26%

12%

21%

7%

4%

11%

9%

6%

3%

4%

College Graduate

26%

13%

20%

8%

4%

9%

7%

5%

3%

4%

31%

18%

15%

9%

4%

8%

6%

3%

3%

3%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

52%

24%

1%

13%

5%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

9%

5%

32%

4%

2%

17%

14%

9%

3%

5%

28%

15%

19%

8%

4%

8%

7%

4%

4%

5%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

24%

12%

22%

7%

3%

11%

9%

6%

3%

4%

Black or African-American

46%

21%

5%

10%

6%

3%

2%

2%

2%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

34%

15%

12%

7%

6%

8%

7%

4%

2%

4%

31%

18%

14%

10%

3%

7%

6%

5%

3%

3%

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