For years, polls have consistently shown that liberals are far less happy than conservatives—and if you’ve been paying attention, that’s no surprise. They project misery, and worse, they seem determined to spread it. The only real question is: why? Sure, ideology plays a role, but what exactly drives their unhappiness? At long last, we may have an answer.
NBC News just released a poll that reads like a blueprint for cultural collapse. Its findings are a devastating indictment of decades of leftist indoctrination, revealing why so many young liberals today feel lost, frustrated, and deeply unhappy.
The poll asked Gen Z voters how they define personal success, then compared the responses of those who support Kamala Harris with those who support Donald Trump
For Kamala voters, the top choice was “having a job or career you find fulfilling.” At first glance, that sounds reasonable. But peel it back and the rot shows. Instead of valuing concrete milestones like owning a home, building a family, or getting married, they put “using your talents and resources to help others” and “making your family or community proud” at the top, with “being emotionally stable” not far behind. This is the poisoned fruit of woke cultural programming, which elevates feelings over responsibility and personal fulfillment over enduring commitments. The Left has trained young people to chase self-validation instead of building the institutions that give life meaning.
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Contrast that with Trump supporters, especially young men, whose top measure of success is “having children.” Young conservative women lean toward “achieving financial independence.” Both groups put traditional values—marriage, faith, homeownership, and being a provider—front and center. These are the very building blocks of happiness and stability that the Left openly disdains. The difference couldn’t be starker, and it explains why so many left-leaning youths spiral into depression, anxiety, and isolation. When you strip purpose and commitment from life, misery follows.
Even on financial priorities, the gap is striking. Kamala voters rank “being spiritually grounded,” “retiring early,” and “having no debt” near the bottom. Trump supporters rate them far higher, reflecting discipline and forward-looking responsibility. No wonder so many young liberals drown in student loans, hopping from one “self-discovery” phase to the next, while conservatives—embracing the so-called boring virtues of faith, family, and perseverance—set themselves up for stability.
A new NBC News poll gave Gen Z a list of choices of how to define personal success:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2025
Men who backed Donald Trump in 2024 rated having children at the top.
Women who backed Kamala Harris rated it second to last. https://t.co/BDv7SdkKUA pic.twitter.com/0LVMFIVSIn
This poll rips the mask off. The Left has spent decades pushing a worldview obsessed with feelings, validation, and activism, while starving an entire generation of purpose, responsibility, and achievement. Emotional comfort has become their religion—and the result is a culture that’s unmoored, uncommitted, and profoundly unhappy.
The cure isn’t more hashtags, protests, or woke slogans. It’s a return to timeless truths: faith, family, independence, and real accomplishment—the only proven foundations for a free and thriving society.
The results prove one thing beyond dispute: the Left’s vision is collapsing under its own weight. They built a hollow empire of selfish emotions and ideological conformity, and Gen Z is now paying the price in misery and despair. If this generation is to be rescued, it won’t be through more progressive fantasies. It will take a hard reset back to real values, real commitments, and the institutions that actually sustain happiness and freedom.
