Published: June 18, 2025
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OK, not even sure where to begin with this one! But here's an attempt at a deeper dive at understanding why conservatives are so much happier than liberals. Mostly looking at how persistent the gap is in survey data rather than extrapolating too much.
One thing I think we can say is that the correlation isn't spurious. Age and religiosity matter a lot — religious people are happier, younger people are sadder — but the liberal/conservative gap outweighs almost all other characteristics except age.
Post is here, along with my conversation with @pescami. This is a touchy subject, but one that I think deserves more attention. https://www.natesilver.net/p/w...