| As an outsider to American politics, it makes sense to me that the party that strives to legislate against certain human rights is not considered attractive by the population it targets. Either way, it's a moot point. This title has been editorialized. Where this news article says "Over 70% of young Democrats wouldn't date Republicans" and the Axios blog post "Young Dems more likely to despise the other party" the actual data says: "Would you go on a date with someone that voted for the opposing presidential candidate? Democrats: Definitely 7% Probably 22% Probably Not 41% Definitely Not 30%" I would argue that this is this far from extreme polarization and does not fit under the "despise" verb. It also doesn't provide the thinking behind that answer and doesn't go into detail as to the source of that response. Do the people who responded not want to date the person who voted differently themselves, or do they think that this other person would not consider the idea in the first place? Could the expectation of what happens on a date also be different (expectation of sex vs. expectation of a casual meeting)? It's also a matter of perception. Where is the line between a "probably" and a "probably not"? "Probably not" was counted as a no, while "probably" was counted as a yes. Could it be that people in a certain demographics are more likely to speak without restraint? All the other parameters of this question do not take into account the political divide. But they do consider identity and income. When it comes to "Race ID", each demographic group gave similar responses, with the exception of "White", who have a lower rate of "Definitely not" (only 15% where "Asian" has 29%) The "Female" demographic is also notable, coming in at 24% "Definitely Not" versus only 8% for "Male." This to me makes sense when you take into account the fact that women's rights are debated right now. I would have been curious to see metrics about LGBTQ+ issues here has it was a hot topic during the recent elections. It is when we look at income that we get a clearer picture. All income levels are similar, with the exception of the 50k-80k bracket where the percentage of "Definitely not" is 33% (where all other brackets are close to 15%). > If your political beliefs prevent you from associating with somebody because you have labeled them so firmly as to write them off entirely as a person, you have jumped the shark and become the problem. It's also very important to say that the study also contains "Would you be friends with someone that voted for the opposing presidential candidate?" and "Would you work for someone that voted for the opposing presidential candidate?" where results show a similar trend but are a lot more forgiving. Asking for someone to get intimate and build a family is not the same as asking to associate with someone despite different beliefs. The methodology is also worth mentioning: "This study was conducted Nov. 18-22 from a representative sample of 850 students nationwide from 2-year and 4-year schools". Source for data: https://www.generationlab.org/partisanship |