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

education:

Non-College Graduate

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

education:

Non-College Graduate

31% of population

Total

Angry27%

Depressed15%

Hopeful18%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud8%

Satisfied7%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry29%

Depressed19%

Hopeful13%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied6%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry28%

Depressed17%

Hopeful18%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry26%

Depressed11%

Hopeful22%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud10%

Satisfied7%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry26%

Depressed12%

Hopeful21%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud11%

Satisfied9%

Excited6%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry49%

Depressed25%

Hopeful1%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry10%

Depressed6%

Hopeful31%

Scared3%

Overwhelmed3%

Proud15%

Satisfied12%

Excited10%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry30%

Depressed17%

Hopeful16%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry23%

Depressed13%

Hopeful21%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud9%

Satisfied8%

Excited6%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Angry44%

Depressed20%

Hopeful6%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful14%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry31%

Depressed17%

Hopeful12%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited6%

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

education:

Non-College Graduate

31% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

27%

15%

18%

6%

6%

8%

7%

5%

4%

5%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

29%

19%

13%

7%

7%

5%

6%

4%

5%

6%

28%

17%

18%

6%

7%

5%

5%

4%

5%

6%

26%

11%

22%

5%

4%

10%

7%

8%

3%

5%

26%

12%

21%

7%

4%

11%

9%

6%

3%

4%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

49%

25%

1%

11%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

10%

6%

31%

3%

3%

15%

12%

10%

4%

6%

30%

17%

16%

6%

6%

6%

5%

4%

5%

6%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

23%

13%

21%

6%

4%

9%

8%

6%

4%

5%

Black or African-American

44%

20%

6%

8%

8%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

30%

16%

14%

7%

8%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

31%

17%

12%

7%

5%

7%

5%

6%

5%

5%

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