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

education:

Non-College Graduate

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

education:

Non-College Graduate

9% of population

Total

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed18%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry39%

Hopeful5%

Depressed20%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry45%

Hopeful5%

Depressed16%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry46%

Hopeful4%

Depressed19%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry44%

Hopeful6%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry43%

Hopeful4%

Depressed18%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry48%

Hopeful2%

Depressed20%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry17%

Hopeful20%

Depressed10%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud11%

Satisfied7%

Excited8%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure8%

party: Independent

Angry39%

Hopeful8%

Depressed16%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

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

education:

Non-College Graduate

9% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

43%

5%

18%

11%

10%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

39%

5%

20%

11%

11%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

43%

5%

19%

11%

10%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

45%

5%

16%

10%

11%

3%

2%

3%

2%

4%

46%

4%

19%

12%

9%

2%

2%

1%

2%

3%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

44%

6%

19%

9%

8%

3%

2%

2%

3%

4%

43%

4%

18%

12%

12%

2%

1%

1%

2%

4%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

48%

2%

20%

13%

11%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

17%

20%

10%

6%

8%

11%

7%

8%

5%

8%

39%

8%

16%

8%

10%

3%

3%

3%

5%

6%

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