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

education:

College Graduate

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

education:

College Graduate

8% of population

Total

Angry46%

Hopeful2%

Depressed22%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry44%

Hopeful2%

Depressed24%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry42%

Hopeful2%

Depressed25%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry50%

Hopeful2%

Depressed19%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry50%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry48%

Hopeful2%

Depressed25%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry45%

Hopeful2%

Depressed21%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry46%

Hopeful1%

Depressed24%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

race: Black or African-American

Angry46%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry42%

Hopeful3%

Depressed21%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry47%

Hopeful3%

Depressed20%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

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

education:

College Graduate

8% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

46%

2%

22%

15%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

44%

2%

24%

14%

9%

1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

42%

2%

25%

16%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

50%

2%

19%

15%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

50%

2%

20%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

48%

2%

25%

12%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

45%

2%

21%

17%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

46%

1%

24%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

Black or African-American

46%

2%

20%

14%

9%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

42%

3%

21%

15%

10%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

47%

3%

20%

14%

7%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

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