Conservative Utah is the happiest place in the country:

WASHINGTON – Looking for happiness — it’s family-friendly communities for some, tropical paradise or the rugged West for others. A survey of Americans’ well-being, conducted by Gallup in partnership with Healthways and America’s Health Insurance Plans, gives high marks to Utah, which boasts lots of outdoor recreation for its youthful population.

Oh, it’s not just a red-state thing:

In general, highest well-being scores came from states in the West while the lowest were concentrated in the South.

Still – combine this with the facts that conservatives have better senses of humor and have better sex lives, and – well, a pattern is forming here, isn’t it?