lakeesha Hennessy Williams answered
I know plenty of people who are angry, miserable or depressed a lot of the time.
A couple of them are also democrats, although I hardly consider this a true test of whether democrats tend to be more unhappy.
In truth though, studies have found that liberals are more likely to be unhappy, with moderate liberals being the most unhappy sector in the political spectrum.
The most unhappy political group in America
It might seem like an unusual question (I mean how do you really figure out how unhappy an entire political group is?), but I was surprised to find out that there is actually a whole bunch of research on the topic of happiness and its link to political ideology.
One report you may want to have a quick read into is the Pew Report 'Are We Happy Yet?'
According to this piece of research, conservative Republicans are more likely to consider themselves 'happy with life' (68% of them attest to this), whilst liberal-minded Democrats tend to be less impressed with life.
Why are democrats so grumpy? The reasoning behind these figures is still a mystery - although Conservatives like to think that the following factors might have something to do with it:
On the other hand, Democrats argue that Republicans are only happier because they are less-affected by the plight and struggling of others.
They say that these figures prove just how out-of-touch Republicans are with the world around them- rather than being all about a sense of inherit optimism.
One final interesting piece of information is that extremists tend to be the happiest of the lot on either side of politics.
Extreme conservatives and extreme liberals are thought to be the happiest groups, with moderates in both camps being less happy.
So perhaps happiness and political conviction go hand in hand!
A couple of them are also democrats, although I hardly consider this a true test of whether democrats tend to be more unhappy.
In truth though, studies have found that liberals are more likely to be unhappy, with moderate liberals being the most unhappy sector in the political spectrum.
The most unhappy political group in America
It might seem like an unusual question (I mean how do you really figure out how unhappy an entire political group is?), but I was surprised to find out that there is actually a whole bunch of research on the topic of happiness and its link to political ideology.
One report you may want to have a quick read into is the Pew Report 'Are We Happy Yet?'
According to this piece of research, conservative Republicans are more likely to consider themselves 'happy with life' (68% of them attest to this), whilst liberal-minded Democrats tend to be less impressed with life.
Why are democrats so grumpy? The reasoning behind these figures is still a mystery - although Conservatives like to think that the following factors might have something to do with it:
- Conservatives are more likely to be married (53% of them are, compared to only 33% of Democrats)
- Conservatives are more likely to be religious (43% of Republicans consider themselves religious, 23% of Democrats do too).
On the other hand, Democrats argue that Republicans are only happier because they are less-affected by the plight and struggling of others.
They say that these figures prove just how out-of-touch Republicans are with the world around them- rather than being all about a sense of inherit optimism.
One final interesting piece of information is that extremists tend to be the happiest of the lot on either side of politics.
Extreme conservatives and extreme liberals are thought to be the happiest groups, with moderates in both camps being less happy.
So perhaps happiness and political conviction go hand in hand!
