The problem with this and many other self-reported happiness surveys is that they measure what people think about themselves, rather than actually observing the

The problem with this and many other self-reported happiness surveys is that they measure what people think about themselves, rather than actually observing their behaviors. Generally, Conservatives ideologies (by nature) lean toward conformism, and being happy is a type of conformism. Looking at natural experiment representations of happiness (like obesity/compulsive eating, alcohol abuse, etc.), the narrative is much less clear EDIT: Even moreso, at a global level, liberalism appears to be huge positive indicator of self-reported happiness [0], so take this with a grain of salt. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report