A new poll from Gallup investigating how people perceive their standard of living found that, in recent years, young people and minority groups have never been as optimistic as they are today.

In 2013, 61 percent of Democrats say that their standard of living is improving. Only 39 percent of Republicans agree, and a larger number — 41 percent — believe it is getting worse.

In fact, groups that typically lean Democratic are much more optimistic than their Republican counterparts.

A whopping 80 percent of 18 to 29 year olds believe that their standard of living is getting better and merely 12 percent believe it is getting worse. Racial and ethnic minorities also see their own situation improving as well — 68 to 71 percent of Hispanics, Asians and Blacks agree their situation is getting better.

Still, things are not going as well for traditionally Republican constituencies. Thirty-seven percent of people 65 years and older believe that their standard of living is getting worse while only 28 percent believe it is improving.

Read the full study here.

(Via @conorsen)

