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:

Hispanic/Latino

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:

Hispanic/Latino

12% of population

Total

Angry32%

Depressed16%

Hopeful12%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry32%

Depressed18%

Hopeful10%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry32%

Depressed16%

Hopeful11%

Scared10%

Overwhelmed11%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry31%

Depressed13%

Hopeful15%

Scared11%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied4%

Excited5%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

Angry36%

Depressed15%

Hopeful11%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed9%

Proud6%

Satisfied6%

Excited3%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Angry32%

Depressed16%

Hopeful12%

Scared9%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Angry32%

Depressed15%

Hopeful10%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Angry36%

Depressed17%

Hopeful8%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud5%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

Angry30%

Depressed16%

Hopeful14%

Scared7%

Overwhelmed8%

Proud7%

Satisfied5%

Excited5%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure5%

Angry34%

Depressed16%

Hopeful10%

Scared12%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud4%

Satisfied3%

Excited3%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Angry45%

Depressed21%

Hopeful2%

Scared14%

Overwhelmed10%

Proud1%

Satisfied1%

Excited1%

Ambivalent2%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Angry9%

Depressed6%

Hopeful31%

Scared5%

Overwhelmed6%

Proud15%

Satisfied10%

Excited10%

Ambivalent3%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Angry30%

Depressed15%

Hopeful13%

Scared8%

Overwhelmed12%

Proud5%

Satisfied4%

Excited4%

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:

Hispanic/Latino

12% of population

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Total

32%

16%

12%

10%

10%

5%

4%

4%

3%

4%

age

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

32%

18%

10%

9%

11%

5%

4%

3%

3%

5%

32%

16%

11%

10%

11%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

31%

13%

15%

11%

8%

7%

4%

5%

2%

4%

36%

15%

11%

9%

9%

6%

6%

3%

2%

4%

education

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

32%

16%

12%

9%

10%

5%

4%

4%

3%

4%

College Graduate

32%

15%

10%

12%

10%

5%

4%

4%

3%

4%

36%

17%

8%

14%

8%

5%

3%

3%

3%

4%

gender

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

30%

16%

14%

7%

8%

7%

5%

5%

3%

5%

34%

16%

10%

12%

12%

4%

3%

3%

3%

4%

party

Angry

Depressed

Hopeful

Scared

Overwhelmed

Proud

Satisfied

Excited

Ambivalent

Unsure

45%

21%

2%

14%

10%

1%

1%

1%

2%

3%

9%

6%

31%

5%

6%

15%

10%

10%

3%

6%

30%

15%

13%

8%

12%

5%

4%

4%

4%

5%

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