{"id":282151,"date":"2025-12-04T13:56:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=282151"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:56:27","slug":"as-democrats-anger-spikes-americans-feelings-about-the-federal-government-grow-more-polarized","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/12\/04\/as-democrats-anger-spikes-americans-feelings-about-the-federal-government-grow-more-polarized\/","title":{"rendered":"As Democrats\u2019 anger spikes, Americans\u2019 feelings about the federal government grow more polarized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frustration has long been Americans\u2019 dominant emotion toward the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:282151,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/04\\\/as-democrats-anger-spikes-americans-feelings-about-the-federal-government-grow-more-polarized\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/govfeel-trend\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2025-12-04&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:null,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Frustration toward the federal government declines, while both anger and contentment tick up&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say they feel ___ toward the federal government&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: No answer responses are not shown.&lt;br&gt;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22-28, 2025. Trend data: Pew Research Center\\u2019s American Trends Panel (2020-25), Pew Research Center phone surveys (2019 and earlier).&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Date&quot;,&quot;Angry&quot;,&quot;Frustrated&quot;,&quot;Basically content&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;Oct \\u201997&quot;,&quot;12&quot;,&quot;56&quot;,&quot;29&quot;],[&quot;Feb \\u201900&quot;,&quot;10&quot;,&quot;54&quot;,&quot;33&quot;],[&quot;Nov \\u201901&quot;,&quot;8&quot;,&quot;34&quot;,&quot;53&quot;],[&quot;Mar \\u201904&quot;,&quot;13&quot;,&quot;52&quot;,&quot;32&quot;],[&quot;Oct \\u201906&quot;,&quot;20&quot;,&quot;54&quot;,&quot;21&quot;],[&quot;Sep \\u201910&quot;,&quot;23&quot;,&quot;52&quot;,&quot;21&quot;],[&quot;Aug \\u201911&quot;,&quot;26&quot;,&quot;60&quot;,&quot;11&quot;],[&quot;Oct \\u201913&quot;,&quot;30&quot;,&quot;55&quot;,&quot;12&quot;],[&quot;Feb \\u201914&quot;,&quot;19&quot;,&quot;62&quot;,&quot;17&quot;],[&quot;Oct \\u201915&quot;,&quot;22&quot;,&quot;57&quot;,&quot;18&quot;],[&quot;Mar \\u201916&quot;,&quot;21&quot;,&quot;57&quot;,&quot;20&quot;],[&quot;Dec \\u201917&quot;,&quot;24&quot;,&quot;55&quot;,&quot;17&quot;],[&quot;Mar \\u201919&quot;,&quot;21&quot;,&quot;57&quot;,&quot;18&quot;],[&quot;Aug \\u201920&quot;,&quot;24&quot;,&quot;57&quot;,&quot;18&quot;],[&quot;Apr \\u201921&quot;,&quot;17&quot;,&quot;52&quot;,&quot;29&quot;],[&quot;May \\u201922&quot;,&quot;18&quot;,&quot;60&quot;,&quot;22&quot;],[&quot;Jun \\u201923&quot;,&quot;21&quot;,&quot;59&quot;,&quot;18&quot;],[&quot;May \\u201924&quot;,&quot;21&quot;,&quot;60&quot;,&quot;18&quot;],[&quot;Sep \\u201925&quot;,&quot;26&quot;,&quot;49&quot;,&quot;23&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]}}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-png-url=\"\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/12\/04\/as-democrats-anger-spikes-americans-feelings-about-the-federal-government-grow-more-polarized\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/govfeel-trend\/\" data-chart-title=\"Frustration toward the federal government declines, while both anger and contentment tick up\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-router-region=\"chart-45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Frustration toward the federal government declines, while both anger and contentment tick up<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say they feel ___ toward the federal government<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581-chart\"><div class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--placeholder\" style=\"width:420px;min-height:200px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: No answer responses are not shown.<br>Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22-28, 2025. 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Frustration toward the federal government declines, while both anger and contentment tick up<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say they feel ___ toward the federal government<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align:left\">Date<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right\">Angry<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right\">Frustrated<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right\">Basically content<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Oct \u201997<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">56<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Feb \u201900<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Nov \u201901<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">34<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Mar \u201904<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">13<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Oct \u201906<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">20<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Sep \u201910<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Aug \u201911<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">26<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">60<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Oct \u201913<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">30<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">55<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Feb \u201914<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">19<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">62<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Oct \u201915<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">57<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Mar \u201916<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">57<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Dec \u201917<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">24<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">55<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Mar \u201919<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">57<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Aug \u201920<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">24<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">57<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Apr \u201921<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">17<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">May \u201922<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">18<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">60<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Jun \u201923<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">59<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">May \u201924<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">60<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\">Sep \u201925<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">26<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">49<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">23<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: No answer responses are not shown.<br>Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22-28, 2025. Trend data: Pew Research Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (2020-25), Pew Research Center phone surveys (2019 and earlier).<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"45f1ccd7-5dd2-48e9-80a2-74797abca581\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&nbsp;regularly ask&nbsp;Americans whether the federal government makes them feel basically content, frustrated or angry.&nbsp;Today, 49% say they feel frustrated. Another 26% say they are angry, and 23% say they are basically content, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 3,445 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22-28 (just before the 43-day government shutdown).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Interactive:<\/em><\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2025\/12\/04\/public-trust-in-government-1958-2025\/\">Public Trust in Government, 1958-2025<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>How we did this<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center asked these questions to understand Americans\u2019 feelings toward the federal government. For this analysis, we surveyed 3,445 U.S. adults from Sept. 22 to 28, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses who have agreed to take surveys regularly. This kind of recruitment gives nearly all U.S. adults a chance of selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interviews were conducted either online or by telephone with a live interviewer. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education, presidential vote (among voters) and other factors. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/PP_2025.12.4_trust_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/PP_2025.12.4_trust_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2025\/10\/30\/political-parties-methodology\/\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frustration is common across the political spectrum regardless of which party holds the presidency. But the shares of Republicans and Democrats feeling anger and contentment shift dramatically depending on who\u2019s in the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the partisan gaps in these views are wider now than at any point since we first asked this question in 1997. <strong>The share of Democrats who are angry toward the federal government has hit a new high:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>44% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they feel angry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>47% say they are frustrated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8% say they are basically content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligncenter has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"d38211b4-4296-4cae-aae6-042358d1955c\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;d38211b4-4296-4cae-aae6-042358d1955c&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:282151,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/04\\\/as-democrats-anger-spikes-americans-feelings-about-the-federal-government-grow-more-polarized\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/govfeel-party\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2025-12-04&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:281890,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/GovFeelpartyTrend_96dddb.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Democrats\\u2019 anger, Republicans\\u2019 contentment with federal government spike&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say they feel ___ toward the federal government&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Question wording is, \\u201cSome people say they are basically content with the federal government, others say they are frustrated and others say they are angry. 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Which of these best describes how you feel?\u201d \u201cFrustrated\u201d is not shown in this graphic. In 2025, 50% of Republicans and Republican leaners and 47% of Democrats and Democratic leaners say they are frustrated with the government.\u00a0<br>Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22-28, 2025. Trend data: Pew Research Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (2020-25), Pew Research Center phone surveys (2019 and earlier).<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"d38211b4-4296-4cae-aae6-042358d1955c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"d38211b4-4296-4cae-aae6-042358d1955c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"d38211b4-4296-4cae-aae6-042358d1955c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"d38211b4-4296-4cae-aae6-042358d1955c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In contrast, 40% of Republicans and Republican leaners say they are basically content.<\/strong> Half express frustration, and just 9% say they feel anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats\u2019 anger is higher now than during Republican President Donald Trump\u2019s first term, when a peak of 34% expressed anger. It\u2019s also the highest share expressed by members of either party in surveys dating back to 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican anger peaked during the administrations of Democratic Presidents Joe Biden (35%) and Barack Obama (38%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOP contentment is higher now than at any point in the previous Trump administration, and the highest share since Republican George W. Bush\u2019s first term. It\u2019s also on par with previous Democratic peaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These dynamics echo shifts in Americans\u2019 trust in the federal government:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Democrats\u2019 trust in the federal government to do the right thing (9%) has never been lower over the nearly 70 years polling organizations have asked this question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26% of Republicans trust the federal government to do the right thing all or most of the time. 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