"Well-Being" Drops In A Record 21 States Under Trump

These charts are from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between January 2nd and December 30th of a random national sample of 160,498 adults, with a margin of error of 0.15 points (and the margin of error for each state is between 0.6 and 1.6 points).

The survey tries to determine the well-being of the nation and each state by determining a score between 0 and 100. The higher the number the better off the people are in that state or the nation. The five criteria used are listed below (in green).   For the nation as a whole, well-being dropped from 62.1 in 2016 to 61.5 in 2017. The states also did not fare too well in 2017 under the Trump administration.

Normally, a few states will show improvement and a few will show some decline. But 2017 was different. An amazing 21 states showed decline (the most since Gallup has done the survey), and not a single state showed improvement (also the first time that's happened in Gallup's survey).

It was not a good year for this country.

Purpose: liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals

Social: having supportive relationships and love in your life

Financial: managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security

Community: liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community

Physical: having good health and enough energy to get things done daily