Arrow chart showing the share of U.S. adults who say they feel optimism about the upcoming year, from surveys conducted in 2023 and 2025. Every race/ethnicity and gender identity group surveyed saw a drop in optimism. 80% of Black respondents said that 2024 would be better than the year before, dropping to 61% when thinking about 2025. LGBTQIA+ individuals saw a similar drop in optimism, from 76% to 60%.