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Feelings About US Direction
registered voters
June 08, 2023—August 25, 2026:
136,571 Responses
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age
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
College Graduate
Non-College Graduate
College Graduate
Postgraduate
gender
Male
Female
party
Democrat
Republican
Independent
race
Black or African-American
White
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
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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
education:
College Graduate
Clear All
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
Clear
12M
6M
3M
Angry
Depressed
Scared
Overwhelmed
Hopeful
Unsure
Ambivalent
Satisfied
Excited
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All Respondents
August 25, 2026
100% of population
Total
Angry
30%
Depressed
16%
Hopeful
16%
Scared
10%
Overwhelmed
7%
Proud
6%
Satisfied
5%
Excited
4%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
4%
Subgroups
Refined by:
race:
Black or African-American
education:
College Graduate
Clear All
2% of population
Total
Angry
42%
Depressed
19%
Hopeful
4%
Scared
13%
Overwhelmed
10%
Proud
2%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
2%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
4%
age:
18-34
Angry
41%
Depressed
20%
Hopeful
4%
Scared
12%
Overwhelmed
10%
Proud
2%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
2%
Ambivalent
4%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Angry
39%
Depressed
19%
Hopeful
4%
Scared
14%
Overwhelmed
11%
Proud
2%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
2%
Ambivalent
4%
Unsure
4%
age:
50-64
Angry
46%
Depressed
17%
Hopeful
5%
Scared
12%
Overwhelmed
8%
Proud
2%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
2%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
3%
age:
65+
Angry
44%
Depressed
18%
Hopeful
4%
Scared
13%
Overwhelmed
9%
Proud
2%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
1%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Angry
44%
Depressed
20%
Hopeful
5%
Scared
10%
Overwhelmed
8%
Proud
2%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
2%
Ambivalent
4%
Unsure
4%
gender:
Female
Angry
41%
Depressed
18%
Hopeful
4%
Scared
15%
Overwhelmed
11%
Proud
2%
Satisfied
2%
Excited
2%
Ambivalent
3%
Unsure
4%
party:
Democrat
Angry
45%
Depressed
20%
Hopeful
2%
Scared
14%
Overwhelmed
10%
Proud
1%
Satisfied
1%
Excited
1%
Ambivalent
2%
Unsure
3%
party:
Republican
Angry
18%
Depressed
10%
Hopeful
21%
Scared
5%
Overwhelmed
8%
Proud
11%
Satisfied
8%
Excited
7%
Ambivalent
6%
Unsure
7%
party:
Independent
Angry
38%
Depressed
17%
Hopeful
7%
Scared
11%
Overwhelmed
9%
Proud
3%
Satisfied
3%
Excited
3%
Ambivalent
5%
Unsure
5%
All Respondents
August 25, 2026
100% 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:
race:
Black or African-American
education:
College Graduate
Clear All
2% of population
Angry
Depressed
Hopeful
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
Total
42%
19%
4%
13%
10%
2%
2%
2%
3%
4%
age
Angry
Depressed
Hopeful
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
18-34
41%
20%
4%
12%
10%
2%
2%
2%
4%
4%
35-49
39%
19%
4%
14%
11%
2%
2%
2%
4%
4%
50-64
46%
17%
5%
12%
8%
2%
2%
2%
3%
3%
65+
44%
18%
4%
13%
9%
2%
2%
1%
3%
3%
gender
Angry
Depressed
Hopeful
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
Male
44%
20%
5%
10%
8%
2%
2%
2%
4%
4%
Female
41%
18%
4%
15%
11%
2%
2%
2%
3%
4%
party
Angry
Depressed
Hopeful
Scared
Overwhelmed
Proud
Satisfied
Excited
Ambivalent
Unsure
Democrat
45%
20%
2%
14%
10%
1%
1%
1%
2%
3%
Republican
18%
10%
21%
5%
8%
11%
8%
7%
6%
7%
Independent
38%
17%
7%
11%
9%
3%
3%
3%
5%
5%
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