The percentage of Americans who evaluate their lives well enough to be considered “thriving” on Gallup’s Life Evaluation Index was 53.2% in February, the lowest since January 2021. Since reaching the 14-year high mark of 59.2% in June, the thriving rate has declined six percentage points. …
Overall, Republicans’ thriving rate has dropped 9.7 points since October 2020, the last month before the U.S. presidential election that saw incumbent Donald Trump lose to then-candidate Joe Biden. Democrats remain up 10.9 points, while independents now are essentially unchanged. CONTINUED
Dan Witters & Sangeeta Agrawal, Gallup
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