![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, conservatives appear to be somewhat less accepting of dissimilarity. There are some notable exceptions, however. While liberal daters are better-educated than conservatives, this does not translate into any detectable income disparities between the two groups.īy and large, liberals and conservatives do not differ in their tendencies to seek out a partner that shares their characteristics. ![]() Liberals are younger, less likely to have been married, and less likely to have children. When asked to describe their body type, a larger proportion of daters voluntarily described themselves either "heavy set," having "a few extra pounds" or "stocky" than listed "politics" as one of their interests.Ĭonservative daters are more likely to be males and are less likely to belong to a racial or ethnic minority group. The majority of online daters, 57 percent, reported that their politics are "middle of the road" rather than liberal or conservative. Of course, this process would occur over generations, not overnight."įew individuals were willing to express a definitive political preference. So, if we are more easily able to find someone like ourselves by 'shopping' for a partner online, Internet dating could hasten this process of political polarization. "Parents pass their political preferences on to their children. Klofstad says that the tendency to seek out partners that are like us could contribute to the increasing political divide between liberals and conservatives. Overall, regardless of ideology, daters want a partner that shares their characteristics. The data allowed them to compare the way each dater described themselves on a number of dimensions, including race and ethnicity, religion, and the desire to have children, to the characteristics of their ideal date. For their study, titled "The Dating Preferences of Liberals and Conservatives," the research team randomly sampled 2,944 profiles from a popular Internet dating site, and examined the dating preference of users who identified as either liberal of conservative. ![]()
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