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:

party:

Democrat

gender:

Female

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:

party:

Democrat

gender:

Female

22% of population

Total

Angry46%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry44%

Depressed21%

Hopeful2%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry41%

Depressed23%

Hopeful1%

Scared19%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry48%

Depressed19%

Hopeful2%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry49%

Depressed19%

Hopeful1%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry46%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

education: College Graduate

Angry44%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared18%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

education: Postgraduate

Angry46%

Depressed22%

Hopeful1%

Scared18%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry46%

Depressed21%

Hopeful1%

Scared19%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

race: Black or African-American

Angry45%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry45%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry45%

Depressed18%

Hopeful3%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

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:

party:

Democrat

gender:

Female

22% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

46%

20%

2%

17%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

44%

21%

2%

16%

11%

1%

1%

<1%

2%

3%

41%

23%

1%

19%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

48%

19%

2%

17%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

49%

19%

1%

17%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

46%

20%

2%

16%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

College Graduate

44%

20%

2%

18%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

46%

22%

1%

18%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

race

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

46%

21%

1%

19%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

Black or African-American

45%

20%

2%

14%

12%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

45%

20%

2%

15%

11%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

45%

18%

3%

17%

9%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

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