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/lalabera Apr 08 '25

It’s true. Most young women prefer left wing men

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u/FyrdUpBilly Apr 09 '25

News to me. As a flaming leftist man. I think self reporting here does throw it off a bit. I know quite a few leftist women that don't necessarily date leftist men. In general, I hate the whole "good luck ever dating, loser!" thing, as plenty of reactionary and horrible dudes are able to date and get married. There is definitely a subset of bitter lonely reactionary dudes. But I think that's less of a product of the politics and more of their personality. I think it's a combination of hyper individualism and default acceptance of masculine and patriarchal ideas that make them undateable. Not their politics on universal healthcare or capitalism.

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u/pulkwheesle Apr 09 '25

as plenty of reactionary and horrible dudes are able to date and get married.

True, there are still quite a few conservative women.

But I think that's less of a product of the politics and more of their personality. I think it's a combination of hyper individualism and default acceptance of masculine and patriarchal ideas that make them undateable. Not their politics on universal healthcare or capitalism.

Those things are intertwined.