On average, conservatives are happier than liberals, at least according to this study.

So we have to ask ourselves:

Are people happy because they're conservative?

Or are they conservative because they're happy?

Discuss

"conservatism was positively related to life satisfaction, r = .18, p < .001, and even after controlling for participants’ age, gender, and family income level, r = .16, p = .001. Conservatives are indeed happier than liberals." https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009265661100170X?via%3Dihub