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

race:

Black or African-American

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

race:

Black or African-American

5% of population

Total

Angry44%

Depressed21%

Hopeful6%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

Angry41%

Depressed23%

Hopeful5%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

Angry41%

Depressed21%

Hopeful7%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

Angry48%

Depressed18%

Hopeful6%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry46%

Depressed21%

Hopeful5%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry44%

Depressed20%

Hopeful6%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry44%

Depressed20%

Hopeful5%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry43%

Depressed25%

Hopeful4%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry50%

Depressed24%

Hopeful2%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry20%

Depressed10%

Hopeful23%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud10%

Satisfied8%

Excited6%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry39%

Depressed18%

Hopeful9%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

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

race:

Black or African-American

5% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

44%

21%

6%

9%

8%

2%

2%

2%

4%

4%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

41%

23%

5%

8%

9%

2%

3%

2%

4%

4%

41%

21%

7%

8%

9%

2%

2%

2%

4%

4%

48%

18%

6%

8%

7%

3%

3%

2%

3%

3%

46%

21%

5%

10%

6%

3%

2%

2%

2%

3%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

44%

20%

6%

8%

8%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

College Graduate

44%

20%

5%

10%

8%

2%

2%

2%

4%

4%

43%

25%

4%

10%

7%

2%

2%

1%

4%

3%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

50%

24%

2%

10%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

20%

10%

23%

4%

6%

10%

8%

6%

6%

6%

39%

18%

9%

7%

7%

3%

3%

3%

5%

5%

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