Here’s a political compass showing where happy and unhappy people sit. GSS 1990-2024.
In both sexes, very happy people sit right on economics and lean socially conservative. Unhappy people sit left.
ALT Political compass of US adults by happiness and sex, GSS 1990-2024. Men are blue, women pink. Very happy people sit upper right, economically right and socially conservative. Not too happy people sit left. Men sit right of women at every level. Unhappy women are furthest left.
Source: GSS 1990-2024, NORC