RED = UNHAPPIEST ; BLUE = HAPPIEST
Noticed that patten too and it reflects my general experience talking with people all over the U.S. for 20 + years experience. The crabbiest people by far I’ve spoken to are from New York, Illinois, and California. Which are all red states,. Most have been in the big cities though. The people in the rural areas out there are a little less hostile in nature.
That tells us who put this all together. good catch.
However, you will notice that the unhappiest states seem to be the liberal states regardless of their little color scheme. The population is leaving the liberal states to move to the conservative states. They don't say that but it is pretty obvious.
That is not altogether surprising to me. I used to live near Marin County CA, a bastion of Leftism, a very rich area with plenty of nice restaurants. We would meet the nicest people when we went there.
I'm inclined to think that many Leftists are people who emotionally care about others but fall short of realizing government is not the answer for people but the problem. But personality-wise, they tend to be "people-lovers" (it's hard to understand they're for abortion, but I think they're also in denial).
The Right on the other hand is usually "right" but sometimes I think we're "wrong" about being "right." (ie. uptight and pissed off all the time). Nobody needs that. To me, the Right is "right" because we care about people and want people to be happy and free. It starts with us being happy and free. If we're not, we need to go back to the drawing board because our influence will very limited. If we don't show MORE patience, reliance, and cheer than the other side, they can walk away muttering, "Who needs that, I've got enough problems."