http://pewresearch.org/pubs/301/are-we-happy-yet
Political Party Affiliation
Graph: Republicans Happier than Democrats, IndependentsSome 45% of all Republicans report being very happy, compared with just 30% of Democrats and 29% of independents. This finding has also been around a long time; Republicans have been happier than Democrats every year since the General Social Survey began taking its measurements in 1972. Pew surveys since 1991 also show a partisan gap on happiness; the current 16 percentage point gap is among the largest in Pew surveys, rivaled only by a 17 point gap in February 2003.
Could it be that Republicans are so much happier now because their party controls all the levers of federal power? Not likely. Since 1972, the GOP happiness edge over Democrats has ebbed and flowed in a pattern that appears unrelated to which party is in political power.
For example, Republicans had up to a 10 and 11 percentage point happiness edge over Democrats in various years of both the Carter and Clinton presidencies, and as small as a three and five percentage point edge in various years of the Reagan and first Bush presidencies. Also, we should explain here a bit about how our survey questionnaire was constructed. The question about happiness was posed at the very beginning of the interview, while the question about political affiliation was posed at the back end, along with questions about demographic traits. So respondents were not cued to consider their happiness through the frame of partisan politics. This question is about happiness; it is not a question about happiness with partisan outcomes.
2007-02-19 11:12:18 · 14 answers · asked by mission_viejo_california 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
That comes from being "doers" not "users".
2007-02-21 11:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by lumpy r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think Republicans are generally happier people. The Dems I know like to whine about problems but never offer an effective solution to anything. And a lot of the Dems I know could benefit from taking an anger management class.
2007-02-19 11:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by Jenny A_331 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance is bliss. I read a study showing that people suffering retardation are much happier than the rest of us. I think Republicans are happy leaving big corporations and tycoons in charge of their existance, and the executives love having them following their leadership.
2007-02-19 11:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Republicans will always be happier than democrats. Democrats live solely to experience doom and gloom with a weekend or two of 'the sky is falling'. The rest of their free time is used up thinking of ways America is responsible for all the world's ills.
2007-02-19 11:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by Shaddup Libs 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
LOL!! I'd challenge anyone to spend 4 or 5 hours at Y/A politics and then walk away believing that Republicans are happy.
Unless being consumed with hate, frustration and vengeance makes them "happy". :)
2007-02-19 11:20:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Its all the rave now.but the libs,seem to be quit friendly ,,,happy monkeys in the money tree.with the new gay rights states as the fruit...oh shiiiit/////decider
2007-02-19 11:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Republicans tend to be rugged individuals, who don't need to suck
on the Governments tit for their livelihoods.
2007-02-19 11:27:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not the party, it's the person. This isn't really a question.
2007-02-19 11:19:42 · answer #8 · answered by Dizney 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Republicans are happy when they start or are involved in wars. Plain simple.
2007-02-19 11:18:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Of course they are happier...they have a monkey in office who can't let go of "stay the course" despite his declining popularity.
2007-02-19 11:19:11 · answer #10 · answered by Groovy 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋