Americans say 2021 'sucked,' but are optimistic about 2022: Poll

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Nearly half of all American voters are "hopeful" about 2022 after using words like "awful, terrible, bad," and "sucked" to describe 2021, according to a new national poll.

Other words in a USA TODAY/Suffolk University survey released on Monday in an open-ended question to describe 2021 in a single word were "chaos, confusing, turmoil," and "disaster, train wreck," and "catastrophe."

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Only 14% of respondents used positive adjectives to describe the past year.

Asked about the new year, 46% said they’re "hopeful" regarding 2022, with 19% "worried" and 18% "exhausted."

Eight percent said they’re "enthusiastic" about the new year, with 7% "fearful" about 2022.

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The USA TODAY/Suffolk University survey was conducted Dec. 27-30, with 1,000 registered voters questioned by telephone. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.