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According to new survey results from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, Republicans are happier than Democrats, always have been and probably always will be. The survey found 37% of Republicans are "very happy," compared with 25% of Democrats, 9% of Republicans are "not too happy," compared with 20% of Democrats.The partisan happiness gap - unbroken for nearly four decades - has persisted regardless of which party holds the White House.
In country after country, happiness studies find that "conservatives" are happier than "liberals." Pew found that Democrats are more likely to say that success in life is mostly determined by outside forces. Republicans lean toward thinking that success is determined by one's own efforts.