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:

Independent

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:

Independent

3% of population

Total

Angry38%

Depressed17%

Hopeful8%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

Angry38%

Depressed19%

Hopeful6%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

Angry38%

Depressed18%

Hopeful8%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud2%

Satisfied2%

Excited2%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

Angry40%

Depressed14%

Hopeful10%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

Angry37%

Depressed16%

Hopeful9%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud4%

Satisfied4%

Excited2%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry39%

Depressed17%

Hopeful8%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent4%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Angry38%

Depressed17%

Hopeful7%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Angry39%

Depressed19%

Hopeful7%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited2%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure4%

Angry39%

Depressed18%

Hopeful9%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed7%

Proud3%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent5%

Unsure5%

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

party:

Independent

3% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

38%

17%

8%

9%

10%

3%

3%

3%

5%

5%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

38%

19%

6%

9%

10%

3%

3%

2%

5%

5%

38%

18%

8%

9%

11%

2%

2%

2%

5%

5%

40%

14%

10%

8%

8%

3%

3%

3%

4%

5%

37%

16%

9%

10%

9%

4%

4%

2%

4%

5%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

39%

17%

8%

8%

10%

3%

3%

3%

4%

5%

College Graduate

38%

17%

7%

11%

9%

3%

3%

3%

5%

5%

39%

19%

7%

10%

8%

3%

3%

2%

5%

4%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

39%

18%

9%

7%

7%

3%

3%

3%

5%

5%

37%

16%

7%

11%

13%

3%

2%

2%

4%

5%

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