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:

Postgraduate

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:

Postgraduate

1% of population

Total

Angry44%

Hopeful3%

Depressed22%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry43%

Hopeful3%

Depressed21%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry42%

Hopeful3%

Depressed23%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry46%

Hopeful3%

Depressed18%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry45%

Hopeful3%

Depressed24%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry45%

Hopeful3%

Depressed23%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry43%

Hopeful3%

Depressed21%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry46%

Hopeful1%

Depressed23%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry13%

Hopeful22%

Depressed9%

Scared6%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud11%

Satisfied7%

Excited8%

Ambivalent10%

Unsure8%

party: Independent

Angry40%

Hopeful6%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

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

education:

Postgraduate

1% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

44%

3%

22%

12%

9%

2%

1%

1%

3%

3%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

43%

3%

21%

12%

9%

2%

1%

2%

3%

4%

42%

3%

23%

12%

10%

1%

1%

1%

3%

3%

46%

3%

18%

14%

8%

2%

1%

2%

2%

3%

45%

3%

24%

12%

8%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

gender

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

45%

3%

23%

10%

7%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

43%

3%

21%

14%

10%

1%

<1%

1%

2%

3%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

46%

1%

23%

14%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

13%

22%

9%

6%

6%

11%

7%

8%

10%

8%

40%

6%

19%

9%

8%

3%

2%

3%

5%

5%

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