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

race:

White

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

race:

White

19% of population

Total

Angry47%

Depressed23%

Hopeful1%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry45%

Depressed25%

Hopeful1%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry42%

Depressed27%

Hopeful<1%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry51%

Depressed20%

Hopeful1%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

Angry51%

Depressed21%

Hopeful1%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure1%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry48%

Depressed23%

Hopeful1%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

education: College Graduate

Angry46%

Depressed23%

Hopeful1%

Scared17%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

education: Postgraduate

Angry48%

Depressed24%

Hopeful<1%

Scared16%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure1%

Angry49%

Depressed27%

Hopeful1%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

Angry46%

Depressed21%

Hopeful1%

Scared19%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent<1%

Unsure2%

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

race:

White

19% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

47%

23%

1%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

45%

25%

1%

15%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

42%

27%

<1%

17%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

51%

20%

1%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

51%

21%

1%

17%

7%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

48%

23%

1%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

College Graduate

46%

23%

1%

17%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

48%

24%

<1%

16%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

49%

27%

1%

12%

7%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

46%

21%

1%

19%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

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