Politics stressed out most people over the past two weeks
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. Over the previous two weeks, 55.5% of Americans felt stress about politics: 34.1% on several days, 10.3% on more than half the days and 11.1% nearly every day.
Another 44.5% felt no stress about politics in that period. The two weeks are the ones just before each respondent answered.
Topline distribution
Politics stressed out most people over the past two weeks.
Over the last two weeks, how often have you experienced stress associated with politics?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 25–30, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | Democracy, Politics, & Participation |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report
Over the last two weeks, how often have you experienced stress associated with politics?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.