nine-year low recorded in July, with 13% feeling satisfied. This reading comes as the country continues to reel from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Line graph.
Americans satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. Thirteen percent of Americans in August are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., unchanged from the 13% who said the same in July.Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S.
has fluctuated greatly this year. In February, with the economy still strong and President Donald Trump acquitted on impeachment charges, Americans' satisfaction with how things were going in the country was relatively high at 45% -- a level not seen since 2005.