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:

party:

Democrat

age:

65+

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:

party:

Democrat

age:

65+

9% of population

Total

Angry51%

Hopeful1%

Depressed19%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry52%

Hopeful1%

Depressed18%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

education: College Graduate

Angry50%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

education: Postgraduate

Angry51%

Hopeful<1%

Depressed22%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure1%

Angry53%

Hopeful1%

Depressed22%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry50%

Hopeful1%

Depressed18%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

Angry52%

Hopeful1%

Depressed19%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure1%

race: Black or African-American

Angry50%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry52%

Hopeful2%

Depressed18%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

Angry49%

Hopeful3%

Depressed21%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

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:

party:

Democrat

age:

65+

9% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

51%

1%

19%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

52%

1%

18%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

College Graduate

50%

2%

20%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

51%

<1%

22%

16%

7%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

1%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

53%

1%

22%

13%

6%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

50%

1%

18%

17%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

52%

1%

19%

17%

7%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

Black or African-American

50%

2%

20%

13%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

Hispanic/Latino

52%

2%

18%

13%

10%

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

49%

3%

21%

15%

7%

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

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