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What Your Beer Says About Your Politics
The Washington Post came up with this chart based on data about the relationship between your liquor of choice, your partisan affiliation, and your vote propensity. A few highlights:
- Wine drinkers are more likely to vote than beer drinkers.
- Low-calorie beers lean Republican.
- Heavier beers lean Democrat.
- Someone who enjoys a nice single-malt scotch is more likely to cast a ballot than someone who prefers Canadian whiskey, and malt liquor drinkers turn out with the least frequency.
I’m not much of a wine-bibber myself so I rely on you to tell me whether this rings true in your experience.
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It’s spot on for me. Of the beverages listed I prefer Blue Moon for beer, Cabernet for red wine, and Scotch for whiskey. Great chart, though I would have thought Sam Adams would be on the Liberal side. I believe they are supporters of Planned Parenthood.
Sigh.
It wasn’t taking into account the 100% voter turnout of malt liquor drinkers for Obama. That won’t be the same this next cycle.
And yes, you can also kind of see the racial/socioeconomic breakdown on that chart, even though it’s not highlighted.
p.s. I don’t like being labeled a democrat for my love of microbrews. At least I’ve got scotch, bourbon, and most red wines.
German Alt beers are a favorite of mine. Have never brewed one I like, though.
And? Tecate, Stella Artois and Heineken made the list. But, yes, it’s a limited sample. We should do an in-house sample to check the break-down among sub-types of conservatives.
Andechs über alles!
But seriously, imported European beers lose so much of their flavor on the trip across the ocean that I would hope conservatives would have enough of a sense of value to not consume them too regularly at such high prices.
And I’m not a huge fan of “German” beers brewed on this side of the pond – it’s a nice idea, but the characteristics of the water used are so crucial to brewing that it’s nearly impossible to retain a flavor using a much different source.
But man, do I miss Andechs. And a Jever every now and then for contrast.
So you drink THE Kool-aid! #24
I don’t drink, so were is my special interest groups voting behavior?
Misthiocracy: “That indicates to me that the left drinks to get drunk, and the right drinks to smell like a grandpa.”
The two are not mutually exclusive.
Hmm, I tend to associate white wine drinkers with Liberals, but then again I’m a committed red wine drinker. What I can’t understand is why cognac is so far left. Though not my favorite, but I do like cognac.
My guess is it’s influenced by rap music and similar cultural associations.
Yeah, although the actual microbrewers tend to be much more liberal in my experience, at least the ones in Wisconsin.
Is there also a correlation between Wisconsin microbrewers and “20-somethings who received their seed money from wealthy parents”?
;-)
It’s French.
’nuff said.
Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XepXmESQ4k
I am so sick of the Kool-Aid Blood Libel.
The Jonestown folk drank poisoned Flavor-Aid, not Kool-Aid. FLAVOR-AID!
There is nothing wrong with Kool-Aid. It’s a delightful beverage.
I probably shoulda posted this in the Pet Peeves thread.
;-)
Holmes County, Ohio?
Since I don’t fall in either of those groups, I couldn’t say. From what I can tell about the age demographic, it’s mostly “ex-hippies who realized that protesting wasn’t a viable life choice anymore”.
Pretty close! Scotch and merlot (or Malbec) for me.
As for the malt liquor…
Cognac is far left because it has gained a great deal of popularity among hip-hop culture.
Mis- While I generally am loathe to dispute anything Ron Swanson says, I am confident he made that statement without ever trying homemade grappa. My cousin bottles his at 170 proof.
Booze made from silage?
I’m confident that Ron would not approve.
I said THE Kool-aid, a special brew for those with ‘ahem’ discriminating tastes. Black Cherry is my favorite.
Firmly in the Samuel Adams camp.
If you go to Larger Scale — Conservatives Drink Alcohol and Smoke Tobacco.
Liberals Huff Paint and Smoke Marijuana. Moderates Huff Alcohol, Drink Paint, and don’t Smoke because Smoking is unhealthy.
I’m a Dos Equis drinker, and I’ve never voted Democrat in my life!
I also notice that once again Irish whiskey gets ignored, though whisk(e)y in general seems to skew red.
Ja, it’s hard to get good German Bier hier. Paulaner and Franziskaner make it well enough. Jever is a remarkably good Pils. Which raises another question for you: Have you seen domestic micro-brews pushing imports off of shelves in your region? That’s been the trend here in central Texas.
I like that Coors Original and Canadian Whiskey skews the farthest Republican. My dad would be proud.
Where’s Meister Brau on the index? You just left out the entire state of Wisconsin and every trailer park in America.
I didn’t know that.