Social mentality is an important sign of public opinion and sentiment. This report investigates and analyzes the social mentality of the Shaanxi public in 2016. The survey results show that the majority of the public judgments，specifically，pride，social identity，social cohesion and so on get the public higher recognition. Most of the respondents are optimistic about their living conditions，which to a certain extent，reflect the public affirmation of the effectiveness on social and economic development of Shaanxi in recent years. In the self-evaluation of the overall state of mind，the majority of the public’s mental state showed a more opeimistic trend，with more pleasure，fulfilled sense of life and self-confidence. In the future development evaluation and confidence，80 percent public shows confidence in the social and economic development in Shaanxi. In the optimization of social mentality building，vigorously develop the economy and improve the actual income run at the forefront，at the same time，the public also make some other relevant recommendations.