According to the 2024 American Family Survey, young liberal women are significantly less likely to report life satisfaction compared to their conservative peers. The numbers don’t lie.
Findings reveal that 37% of conservative women and 28% of moderate women aged 18–40 reported being "completely satisfied" with their lives. However, for liberal women, that number shrinks to a measly 12%. Liberal women are almost three times more likely than conservative women to experience loneliness multiple times a week, about 29% compared to 11%.
Maria Baer, Brad Wilcox, Deseret News
Dillon Burroughs, The Christian Post
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