FWIW

FWIW, here's an unscientific comparison of the happiest and unhappiest areas in the U.S. compared to a map showing which counties voted for either obama or Romney.

Unhappiest Areas (red = unhappiest)

Compare and contrast that with this blended county map depicting the 2012 vote split for Romney and obama.

Blue = obama; red = Romney

It's not an exact overlay, but I think you can draw your own conclusions.