# Politics stressed out most people over the past two weeks

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/politics-stressed-out-most-people-over-the-past-two-weeks/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

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

Over the last two weeks, how often have you experienced stress associated with politics?

Politics stressed out most people over the past two weeks.

- Not at all: 44.5%
- Several days: 34.1%
- Nearly everyday: 11.1%
- More than half the days: 10.3%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-5](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-5)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-5](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-5)