Democrats: What do you think of this?

Question

Studies show that Republicans tend to be happier than Democrats.

[edit] Other correlates

Research in the United States shows that happiness may correlate with partisan identity. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to state that they are "very happy." The Gallup Organization states that the happiness gap has been fairly steady:

Why Republicans are happier is not clear, but the result has been the same in nearly every asking of this measure since 1996, including one reading under former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and three under Republican President George W. Bush. Only in 1996 did Republicans and Democrats express about equal levels of happiness.[16]

In addition, surveys conducted by the General Social Surveys, from its inception in 1972 through 2006, consistently show a happiness divide, with Republican men being happier than Democratic men, and Republican women being happier than Democratic women.[17]

Research has also found that U.S. citizens who identify themselves as "conservative" are more likely to report being "happy" or "very happy" than those who consider themselves to be "liberal". On both sides of the political spectrum, extremists report being happier than moderates. Parents are more likely to report being happy than non-parents, and religious belief also appears to be positively correlated with happiness.[18][19][20] Happiness is also correlated with the ability to rationalize or explain social and economic inequalities. [21]

Research in the US has found that older Americans are generally happier than younger adults. The effect does not appear to be generational, because longitudinal research found that happiness increased over time for the older people who were studied. While older individuals reported more health problems, they reported fewer problems overall. Young adults reported more anger, anxiety, depression, financial problems, troubled relationships and career stress.[22] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoyment

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/060315_happiness_pew.html

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/2008/08/why-conservatives-are-happier-than.html

Answer 1

It's probably true.  Democrats tend to know the truth about things, u know that the world sux, and republicans live in a false reality.  After all, ignorance is bliss.

Answer 2

One reason Conservatives in general are happier is that they don't try to bunco the world with theories that, even if they're true, mean the end of the world. Myself, even if Global Warning were real I'd be long dead before it happened, so I'm not going to freak myself out about it.

Answer 3

I am happily Independent.

Answer 4

i live near the beach, make more money than i ever though i would and am married to a woman 14 years younger than me...and i love my fellow man...nah, your study is complete and utter BS

Answer 5

I would definently jump off a cliff if I were a dem. and the canidates that they haved to choose from!