NEW YORK—YouGov recently asked Americans about what they thought of the year 2021 and how it will be remembered, along with questions about what they think of their personal situation. Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe it was a bad (35 percent) or terrible (30 percent) year for the country. Republicans are especially likely to say this, with 35 percent saying 2021 was bad and nearly half (46 percent) saying it was a terrible year for America, according to a YouGov rundown of the survey’s findings.

Two-thirds of Independents also say it was a bad or terrible year for America, and 50 percent of Democrats agree.

But Americans’ personal lives are a different story. While 31 percent of adults say it was a bad or terrible year for them personally, 41 percent say the year was OK. Only one in five (19 percent) say it was a good year, and there were just 5 percent of people who said 2021 was great for them.

When asked to rate how things are currently going in the U.S. on a scale of 1 to 10, 17 percent of Americans give it a 1, meaning they think things are very bad. Half (50 percent) give a rating between 2 and 5, and 28 percent give a rating between 6 and 9. Just 5 percent say the U.S. is at a 10 out of 10. 

Republicans (33 percent) are more likely than Independents (20 percent) and eight times as likely as Democrats (4 percent) to rate the country’s current situation as a 1 out of 10. Over half of Democrats (54 percent) give the country a rating of 6 or higher.