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

race:

Other

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

race:

Other

3% of population

Total

Angry44%

Hopeful3%

Depressed22%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry42%

Hopeful3%

Depressed21%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry40%

Hopeful2%

Depressed27%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry49%

Hopeful4%

Depressed18%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry49%

Hopeful3%

Depressed21%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry45%

Hopeful3%

Depressed19%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: College Graduate

Angry47%

Hopeful3%

Depressed20%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Postgraduate

Angry41%

Hopeful2%

Depressed29%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry46%

Hopeful2%

Depressed26%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry43%

Hopeful3%

Depressed19%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

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

race:

Other

3% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

44%

3%

22%

14%

8%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

42%

3%

21%

15%

9%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

40%

2%

27%

14%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

49%

4%

18%

14%

7%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

49%

3%

21%

15%

7%

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

45%

3%

19%

15%

10%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

College Graduate

47%

3%

20%

14%

7%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

41%

2%

29%

15%

7%

1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

46%

2%

26%

11%

6%

1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

43%

3%

19%

17%

10%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

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