Poll: Plurality of voters say they are less happy now compared to last year

A plurality of voters say they are less happy now than they were in 2019, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds.

Forty-four percent of registered voters in the Aug. 8-11 survey said they are less happy now compared to this time last year while 35 percent said they are about as happy.

By contrast, 20 percent of voters said they are more happy.

The survey found Democratic and independent voters, those who live in the suburbs, and older voters to be more likely to say they are less happy now compared to last year.

Forty-seven percent of Democrats and the same number of independents said they are less happy, compared to 37 percent of Republicans.

Roughly half, 49 percent, of suburban voters said they are less happy, compared to 42 percent of urban voters and 37 percent of those in rural areas.

Forty-nine percent of voters 65 years old or older said they are less happy. 

By contrast, 46 percent of 50- to 64-year-olds, and roughly 42 percent of 35- to 49-year-olds and 18-34 year olds said the same.

The Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online among 2,828 registered voters between Aug. 8 and 11. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.84 percentage points.

— Gabriela Schulte