Poll: 70% angry with the political establishment

According to a new poll, the majority of Americans said that they were angry with the political establishment, which they say it benefits the well-connected class.

Seventy percent of Americans said they were angry because the political system only seems to work for insiders with money and power, according to a NBC / Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday.

The survey found that 43 percent of Americans said the release described them as "very good" and 27 percent said it described them "a little bit".

It is statistically equivalent to the number of Americans who felt the same way four years ago, before President TrumpDonald John TrumpGraham: the United States must "accept the pain of China" "Weld" delighted "new Republicans defy Trump New challenges in data The economic story of Trump MOREThe 2016 election, based on the poll. However, the sentiment has gone from Republicans to Democrats.

Twenty-nine percent of Republicans said they were angry at politicians describing them "very well," which is down 10 points from 2015, according to the poll. However, 54% of Democrats now resonate "very well" with this sentiment, which is a ten point increase over 2015.

The most significant increases were also observed in women under 50, up 10 points to 48%, African-Americans 5 points to 46% and Hispanics, up 11 points to 49%.

Despite being angry with the political establishment, 69 percent of Americans say they are satisfied with their overall financial situation today, according to the survey. But 56% also said they felt "anxious and uncertain" about the economy.

The survey polled 1,000 adults between August 10 and 14, including more than half by mobile phone. There is a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.