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

party:

Independent

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

party:

Independent

16% of population

Total

Angry30%

Depressed18%

Hopeful15%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry30%

Depressed21%

Hopeful11%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

Angry32%

Depressed20%

Hopeful14%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure7%

Angry30%

Depressed13%

Hopeful19%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud7%

Satisfied6%

Excited6%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry28%

Depressed15%

Hopeful19%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud8%

Satisfied7%

Excited4%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry30%

Depressed17%

Hopeful16%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

education: College Graduate

Angry30%

Depressed19%

Hopeful15%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Angry33%

Depressed21%

Hopeful12%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud5%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

Angry29%

Depressed18%

Hopeful16%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

race: Black or African-American

Angry39%

Depressed18%

Hopeful9%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry29%

Depressed15%

Hopeful15%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud6%

Satisfied6%

Excited5%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry26%

Depressed19%

Hopeful14%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited6%

Ambivalent7%

Unsure6%

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

party:

Independent

16% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

18%

15%

6%

6%

5%

5%

4%

5%

6%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

30%

21%

11%

6%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

6%

32%

20%

14%

6%

7%

3%

3%

3%

6%

7%

30%

13%

19%

6%

5%

7%

6%

6%

4%

5%

28%

15%

19%

8%

4%

8%

7%

4%

4%

5%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

30%

17%

16%

6%

6%

6%

5%

4%

5%

6%

College Graduate

30%

19%

15%

7%

6%

5%

5%

4%

5%

5%

33%

21%

12%

7%

5%

5%

5%

3%

5%

5%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

29%

18%

16%

6%

5%

6%

5%

3%

5%

6%

Black or African-American

39%

18%

9%

7%

7%

3%

3%

3%

5%

5%

Hispanic/Latino

29%

15%

15%

6%

10%

6%

6%

5%

4%

6%

26%

19%

14%

6%

5%

6%

5%

6%

7%

6%

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