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

party:

Democrat

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

party:

Democrat

8% of population

Total

Angry47%

Depressed21%

Hopeful2%

Scared13%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry44%

Depressed22%

Hopeful2%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure3%

Angry43%

Depressed23%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

Angry51%

Depressed19%

Hopeful2%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry50%

Depressed21%

Hopeful2%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent1%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry48%

Depressed21%

Hopeful2%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: College Graduate

Angry45%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

education: Postgraduate

Angry44%

Depressed24%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry50%

Depressed24%

Hopeful2%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure2%

Angry45%

Depressed20%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud<1%

Satisfied<1%

Excited<1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

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

party:

Democrat

8% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

47%

21%

2%

13%

11%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

44%

22%

2%

12%

11%

1%

1%

<1%

3%

3%

43%

23%

2%

14%

11%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

51%

19%

2%

12%

9%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

50%

21%

2%

12%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

1%

2%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

48%

21%

2%

12%

11%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

College Graduate

45%

20%

2%

14%

10%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

44%

24%

2%

14%

10%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

50%

24%

2%

10%

8%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

2%

45%

20%

2%

14%

12%

<1%

<1%

<1%

2%

3%

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