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

gender:

Male

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

News & Events

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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

gender:

Male

5% of population

Total

Angry44%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry41%

Hopeful5%

Depressed21%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry46%

Hopeful5%

Depressed17%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry46%

Hopeful5%

Depressed21%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry44%

Hopeful6%

Depressed19%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry43%

Hopeful5%

Depressed19%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry45%

Hopeful3%

Depressed23%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

party: Democrat

Angry50%

Hopeful1%

Depressed22%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry18%

Hopeful18%

Depressed10%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed5%

Proud12%

Satisfied8%

Excited9%

Ambivalent6%

Unsure8%

party: Independent

Angry39%

Hopeful9%

Depressed16%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud4%

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

gender:

Male

5% of population

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

44%

5%

19%

9%

7%

3%

2%

2%

3%

4%

age

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

41%

5%

21%

9%

8%

3%

2%

2%

4%

4%

43%

5%

19%

9%

8%

2%

2%

2%

4%

5%

46%

5%

17%

9%

7%

3%

2%

3%

3%

4%

46%

5%

21%

10%

6%

3%

2%

2%

2%

3%

education

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

44%

6%

19%

9%

8%

3%

2%

2%

3%

4%

College Graduate

43%

5%

19%

10%

7%

3%

2%

2%

4%

4%

45%

3%

23%

10%

7%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

party

Angry

Hopeful

Depressed

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

50%

1%

22%

11%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

18%

18%

10%

5%

5%

12%

8%

9%

6%

8%

39%

9%

16%

7%

7%

4%

3%

3%

5%

6%

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