Friday, December 18, 2009

The Happiest States Are Conservative

The University of Warwick and Hamilton College have ranked the states and DC in order of the peoples happiness.

In the top 10 there are 2 light blue states and one that could go either way. Is it coincidence that New York, Michigan, and Massachusetts are near the bottom?

This is a direct refleciton of how liberal policies hurt people and economies.

One researcher concluded:

This suggests that life-satisfaction survey data might be very useful for governments to use in the design of economic and social policies.

Here is the list:

1. Louisiana


2. Hawaii

3. Florida

4. Tennessee

5. Arizona

6. Mississippi

7. Montana

8. South Carolina

9. Alabama

10. Maine

11. Alaska

12. North Carolina

13. Wyoming

14. Idaho

15. South Dakota

16. Texas

17. Arkansas

18. Vermont

19. Georgia

20. Oklahoma

21. Colorado

22. Delaware

23. Utah

24. New Mexico

25. North Dakota

26. Minnesota

27. New Hampshire

28. Virginia

29. Wisconsin

30. Oregon

31. Iowa

32. Kansas

33. Nebraska

34. West Virginia

35. Kentucky

36. Washington

37. District of Columbia

38. Missouri

39. Nevada

40. Maryland

41. Pennsylvania

42. Rhode Island

43. Massachusetts

44. Ohio

45. Illinois

46. California

47. Indiana

48. Michigan

49. New Jersey

50. Connecticut

51. New York

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