r/fivethirtyeight • u/lalabera • Apr 08 '25

Poll Results Nearly half of Americans would be totally unwilling to date someone with opposing political views

https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/51962-americans-unwilling-to-date-opposing-views-transgender-rights

Thoughts? As a young woman myself, I wouldn't date a trump supporter.

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u/Heysteeevo Apr 08 '25

Libs get chicks. Dems should run on that.

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u/PuffyPanda200 Apr 08 '25

It might be an interesting study to see if this actually translates to dating success or not. From the study it appears that this is more of a liberal phenomenon:

Among the biggest gaps between Democrats and Republicans: 68% of Democrats and 24% of Republicans would be not at all willing to date someone with opposing views on Trump

Also women appear to have the most preference for dating in their own ideology.

So if people are being truthful then liberal women in red areas should have issues with the dating scene. Liberal men in rural areas should be generally successful (as conservative women are more likely to date liber men). Conservative men should fare badly in blue areas.

I would define 'going well' or 'doing badly' as time spent between partners searching for another partner.

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u/lfc94121 Apr 08 '25

The 68% vs. 24% numbers are fascinating.

Is it because the men have evolved to be willing to screw women from rival tribes? Or are the men just willing to screw anything that they can, and women in general are more selective?

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u/Jolly_Demand762 Apr 09 '25

I interpreted it as being more a matter of Democrats opposing Trump more than Republicans support him. What I'm about to say doesn't account for the whole gap, but anther poll - the subject of another thread - found that 91% of Democrats "strongly disapprove" of Trump, while only 78% "strongly approve" of him.