national

Feelings About US Direction

registered voters

June 08, 2023—August 25, 2026: 136,571 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

gender:

Female

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

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

August 25, 2026

100% of population

Total

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful16%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud6%

Satisfied5%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

Black or African-American

gender:

Female

7% of population

Total

Angry42%

Depressed19%

Hopeful4%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry40%

Depressed19%

Hopeful4%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed13%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry39%

Depressed21%

Hopeful4%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed13%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry45%

Depressed17%

Hopeful5%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry44%

Depressed18%

Hopeful4%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed13%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry42%

Depressed18%

Hopeful4%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed13%

Proud2%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: College Graduate

Angry41%

Depressed18%

Hopeful4%

Scared15%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry42%

Depressed21%

Hopeful3%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry45%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry14%

Depressed9%

Hopeful28%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud10%

Satisfied7%

Excited5%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry37%

Depressed16%

Hopeful7%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed13%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

August 25, 2026100% 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

gender:

Female

7% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

42%

19%

4%

13%

12%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

40%

19%

4%

12%

13%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

39%

21%

4%

14%

13%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

45%

17%

5%

13%

10%

2%

2%

2%

2%

3%

44%

18%

4%

12%

13%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

42%

18%

4%

12%

13%

2%

1%

1%

2%

3%

College Graduate

41%

18%

4%

15%

11%

2%

2%

2%

3%

4%

42%

21%

3%

14%

11%

1%

1%

<1%

3%

3%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

45%

20%

2%

14%

12%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

14%

9%

28%

7%

10%

10%

7%

5%

5%

6%

37%

16%

7%

11%

13%

3%

2%

2%

4%

5%

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