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National satisfaction · United States · registered voters

In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Latest selected result50%2026-07-27
Surveys shown3Very dissatisfied responses
First-to-last difference+5 ptsDescriptive, not a significance test
Very dissatisfied response percentages by fieldwork end dateEach dot is one survey. The vertical scale is zero to 100 percent. Dates use their actual calendar positions. Exact values and sources are in the table below. No interpolation or polling average.0%25%50%75%100%2025-12-152026-07-272025-12-15: 45%2026-02-02: 49%2026-07-27: 50%

These are separate survey samples, not an average or forecast. No values are filled between surveys. Matching question wording and methods do not by themselves establish a statistically significant change.

Survey values & sources
Very dissatisfied by survey fieldwork
FieldworkResponseOverall sampleSource
2026-07-23 – 2026-07-2750%963Original release
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2026-01-29 – 2026-02-0249%1,191Original release
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2025-12-11 – 2025-12-1545%1,035Original release
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Comparison rules & coverage

Only current validated questions from published Quinnipiac reports appear. Series match exact question wording, geography, population, method and response labels. The sample count is for the whole survey, not a verified question-specific count. Dated release headings establish contextual fieldwork years where the fieldwork sentence omits a year. Point dates represent fieldwork end, not publication or import dates.

New matching findings join these series automatically when their reports are published. Revisions that change the question or population create a separate series; invalidated reports are excluded. This is not a comprehensive polling archive.

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