national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—October 01, 2026: 140,957 Responses

What best describes how you are feeling about the way things are going in the United States today?

Refined by:

party:

Republican

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Proud

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-10-01

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

October 01, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry30%

Hopeful15%

Depressed15%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Republican

31% of population

Total

Angry10%

Hopeful33%

Depressed6%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud13%

Satisfied10%

Excited8%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry11%

Hopeful26%

Depressed10%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud12%

Satisfied11%

Excited7%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure7%

Angry10%

Hopeful32%

Depressed7%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud9%

Satisfied8%

Excited5%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure8%

Angry9%

Hopeful35%

Depressed5%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud14%

Satisfied10%

Excited10%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

Angry9%

Hopeful35%

Depressed5%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud14%

Satisfied12%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry9%

Hopeful33%

Depressed6%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud13%

Satisfied11%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

education: College Graduate

Angry10%

Hopeful31%

Depressed7%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud13%

Satisfied9%

Excited8%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

education: Postgraduate

Angry10%

Hopeful31%

Depressed6%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud11%

Satisfied9%

Excited6%

Ambivalent7%

Unsure6%

Angry10%

Hopeful30%

Depressed6%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud14%

Satisfied12%

Excited9%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry9%

Hopeful36%

Depressed6%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud11%

Satisfied9%

Excited6%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

Angry9%

Hopeful33%

Depressed6%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud13%

Satisfied11%

Excited8%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure6%

race: Black or African-American

Angry17%

Hopeful22%

Depressed10%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud10%

Satisfied9%

Excited7%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure7%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Angry10%

Hopeful34%

Depressed6%

Scared4%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud14%

Satisfied9%

Excited8%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry13%

Hopeful28%

Depressed7%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed4%

Proud14%

Satisfied8%

Excited9%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

October 01, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

30%

15%

15%

10%

8%

6%

5%

4%

3%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Republican

31% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

10%

33%

6%

5%

6%

13%

10%

8%

4%

6%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

11%

26%

10%

5%

6%

12%

11%

7%

5%

7%

10%

32%

7%

5%

9%

9%

8%

5%

6%

8%

9%

35%

5%

4%

4%

14%

10%

10%

3%

6%

9%

35%

5%

5%

4%

14%

12%

8%

3%

5%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

9%

33%

6%

5%

5%

13%

11%

8%

3%

6%

College Graduate

10%

31%

7%

6%

6%

13%

9%

8%

5%

6%

10%

31%

6%

6%

6%

11%

9%

6%

7%

6%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

10%

30%

6%

4%

4%

14%

12%

9%

4%

6%

9%

36%

6%

7%

7%

11%

9%

6%

4%

6%

race

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

9%

33%

6%

5%

5%

13%

11%

8%

4%

6%

Black or African-American

17%

22%

10%

7%

7%

10%

9%

7%

5%

7%

Hispanic/Latino

10%

34%

6%

4%

6%

14%

9%

8%

3%

5%

13%

28%

7%

6%

4%

14%

8%

9%

5%

6%

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