Highly engaged Americans are more likely to have negative feelings about the state of the country
% of U.S. adults in each engagement group who say they extremely often/often feel __ when thinking about the …
Note: Engagement groups are based on a cluster analysis that sorted Americans into four groups based on their responses to 19 questions about political activity, civic involvement, religious attendance and attention to news.
Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 8-14, 2025.
“How Americans Are Engaged With News, Politics, Religion and Civic Life”
PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE
Highly engaged Americans are more likely to have negative feelings about the state of the country
% of U.S. adults in each engagement group who say they extremely often/often feel __ when thinking about the …
| Topic | Feeling | Mobilizers | Connectors | Spectators | Outsiders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of their country | Angry | 60 | 48 | 52 | 36 |
| State of their community | Angry | 25 | 13 | 20 | 17 |
| State of their country | Fearful | 56 | 47 | 50 | 36 |
| State of their community | Fearful | 19 | 11 | 20 | 14 |
| State of their country | Hopeful | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| State of their community | Hopeful | 37 | 36 | 25 | 22 |
| State of their country | Proud | 26 | 25 | 19 | 15 |
| State of their community | Proud | 33 | 34 | 21 | 17 |
Note: Engagement groups are based on a cluster analysis that sorted Americans into four groups based on their responses to 19 questions about political activity, civic involvement, religious attendance and attention to news.
Source: Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 8-14, 2025.
“How Americans Are Engaged With News, Politics, Religion and Civic Life”
PEW-KNIGHT INITIATIVE
