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:

race:

Black or African-American

age:

35-49

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

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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:

race:

Black or African-American

age:

35-49

3% of population

Total

Angry42%

Hopeful4%

Depressed20%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry40%

Hopeful4%

Depressed20%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry42%

Hopeful3%

Depressed23%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry41%

Hopeful3%

Depressed20%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry45%

Hopeful2%

Depressed22%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry16%

Hopeful20%

Depressed10%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud9%

Satisfied7%

Excited7%

Ambivalent8%

Unsure9%

party: Independent

Angry41%

Hopeful7%

Depressed17%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

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:

race:

Black or African-American

age:

35-49

3% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

42%

4%

20%

12%

10%

2%

1%

2%

3%

4%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

43%

5%

19%

11%

10%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

College Graduate

40%

4%

20%

13%

10%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

42%

3%

23%

12%

10%

1%

1%

1%

3%

3%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

43%

5%

19%

9%

8%

2%

2%

2%

4%

5%

41%

3%

20%

14%

12%

1%

1%

1%

3%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

45%

2%

22%

14%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

16%

20%

10%

5%

9%

9%

7%

7%

8%

9%

41%

7%

17%

8%

10%

2%

2%

2%

5%

6%

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