national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—August 06, 2026: 134,306 Responses

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

Refined by:

race:

Black or African-American

100% - Angry

100% - Hopeful

100% - Depressed

100% - Scared

100% - Proud

100% - Overwhelmed

100% - Satisfied

100% - Excited

100% - Ambivalent

100% - Unsure

100% - Net

2026-08-06

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

August 06, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry29%

Hopeful17%

Depressed14%

Scared10%

Proud7%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

Black or African-American

12% of population

Total

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed18%

Scared12%

Proud3%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry39%

Hopeful4%

Depressed20%

Scared11%

Proud3%

Overwhelmed11%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry41%

Hopeful5%

Depressed18%

Scared13%

Proud2%

Overwhelmed10%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

Angry47%

Hopeful5%

Depressed16%

Scared10%

Proud3%

Overwhelmed8%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry45%

Hopeful4%

Depressed18%

Scared13%

Proud3%

Overwhelmed8%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry44%

Hopeful5%

Depressed17%

Scared11%

Proud3%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry41%

Hopeful5%

Depressed18%

Scared13%

Proud3%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry41%

Hopeful3%

Depressed23%

Scared13%

Proud2%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Proud4%

Overwhelmed7%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

Angry43%

Hopeful4%

Depressed17%

Scared14%

Proud2%

Overwhelmed11%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry47%

Hopeful2%

Depressed19%

Scared14%

Proud1%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry19%

Hopeful19%

Depressed9%

Scared6%

Proud14%

Overwhelmed6%

Satisfied8%

Excited7%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure7%

party: Independent

Angry38%

Hopeful8%

Depressed16%

Scared8%

Proud4%

Overwhelmed9%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

August 06, 2026100% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

29%

17%

14%

10%

7%

7%

4%

4%

3%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

Black or African-American

12% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

43%

5%

18%

12%

3%

9%

2%

2%

3%

4%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

39%

4%

20%

11%

3%

11%

2%

2%

4%

5%

41%

5%

18%

13%

2%

10%

2%

2%

4%

4%

47%

5%

16%

10%

3%

8%

2%

2%

3%

4%

45%

4%

18%

13%

3%

8%

2%

2%

2%

3%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

44%

5%

17%

11%

3%

9%

2%

2%

3%

4%

College Graduate

41%

5%

18%

13%

3%

9%

2%

2%

3%

4%

41%

3%

23%

13%

2%

9%

2%

1%

3%

3%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

43%

5%

19%

9%

4%

7%

2%

2%

4%

4%

43%

4%

17%

14%

2%

11%

2%

2%

3%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Proud

Overwhelmed

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

47%

2%

19%

14%

1%

9%

1%

1%

2%

3%

19%

19%

9%

6%

14%

6%

8%

7%

5%

7%

38%

8%

16%

8%

4%

9%

3%

3%

5%

6%

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