Political Splits Widen on Satisfaction With Life in U.S.

Americans’ satisfaction with four fundamental measures of the nation’s status — the overall quality of life, morality, opportunity and wealth distribution — has been fairly steady as the country transitioned from a Democratic administration to a Republican one in the past year. But beneath the surface, satisfaction among Republicans has increased on all four measures, while Democrats have grown significantly more dissatisfied with three. CONT.

Jim Norman, Gallup