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:

65+

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:

65+

3% of population

Total

Angry45%

Hopeful4%

Depressed19%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry46%

Hopeful4%

Depressed19%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: College Graduate

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

education: Postgraduate

Angry45%

Hopeful3%

Depressed24%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry46%

Hopeful5%

Depressed21%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry45%

Hopeful4%

Depressed18%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry50%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Angry16%

Hopeful21%

Depressed10%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud11%

Satisfied8%

Excited7%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure7%

party: Independent

Angry38%

Hopeful9%

Depressed18%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

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:

65+

3% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

45%

4%

19%

12%

9%

2%

2%

1%

2%

3%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

46%

4%

19%

12%

9%

2%

2%

1%

2%

3%

College Graduate

43%

5%

19%

13%

8%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

45%

3%

24%

12%

8%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

46%

5%

21%

10%

6%

3%

2%

2%

2%

3%

45%

4%

18%

13%

11%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

50%

2%

20%

13%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

16%

21%

10%

9%

7%

11%

8%

7%

4%

7%

38%

9%

18%

9%

8%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

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