What your favorite drink says about your politics, in one chart

[n2doc]

Former Mississippi governor and uber-Republican Haley Barbour loves bourbon. Franklin Roosevelt mixed martinis. And, as it turns out, those two partisans have something in common with their base voters: Consumer data suggests Democrats prefer clear spirits, while Republicans like their brown liquor.

Democratic drinkers are more likely to sip Absolut and Grey Goose vodkas, while Republican tipplers are more likely to savor Jim Beam, Canadian Club and Crown Royal. That research comes from consumer data supplied by GFK MRI, and analyzed by Jennifer Dube of National Media Research Planning and Placement, an Alexandria-based Republican consulting firm.

The results are fascinating: Analyzing voting habits of those who imbibe, Dube found that 14 of the top 15 brands that indicate someone is most likely to vote are wines.

If you see someone at your New Years party tonight drinking Kendall-Jackson or Robert Mondavi wines, that person is highly likely to vote, and they’re likely to vote Republican. Someone who savors a Chateau Ste. Michelle Merlot, one of Washington State’s top producers, or Smoking Loon, they’re likely to cast ballots for Democrats.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/12/31/what-your-favorite-drink-says-about-your-politics-in-one-chart/

[PeteSelman]

1. Captain Morgan is my drink of choice.

And I'm very liberal.

Perhaps in general this is true.

[n2doc]

2. yeah, I suspect a lot of variation

Also by season. Right now I'm into single malts and dark beers. Summertime, into gin drinks and white wine. Varies.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. As the chart so clearly indicates --

the more you drink Jagermeister the less likely you are going to be able to find your way to a voting booth.

[Xyzse]

5. LOL - I very rarely drink...

But when I do, I do a shot of chilled Jager.

(Once every few years.)

[NightWatcher]

4. that seems a tad spurious

The poor repukes can only afford Jim Beam while all the elite dems swill Chateau de Foo Foo???

I see generic rum right smack dab in the middle. I dont see my favorite rums on the chart

[NoOneMan]

6. I can't find water

Maybe we're anarchists

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Glad I checked

Or coffee.

[pinboy3niner]

14. Coffee is there

Bottom left quadrant. It just kind of caught my eye.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. I need new glasses

[ProdigalJunkMail]

39. this is likely a reference to some liqueur instead of actual coffee

something like Bailey's Coffee... since the chart is about wine and liquor.

sP

[calimary]

21. What about hot tea?

Interesting - and slightly distressing. Looks like a lot of the crowds my boys play to - skew red.

Jagermeister, Captain Morgan. At least, with the exception of Jack Daniels, they're below the line where the low-turnout voters are. Jack Daniels is very near the line, though.

[theHandpuppet]

50. Coffee for me

Or some unsweetened iced tea.

[darkangel218]

32. Water is not a "drink".

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. "Democrat voters"

Fuck you, Washington Post.

[DavidDvorkin]

46. Yes, that struck me, too.

[JoePhilly]

8. probably confounded by region and socioeconomic class

[Capt. Obvious]

9. Jameson for me

[LiberalElite]

10. Martini & Rossi is

in the high-turnout Red side twice. (?)

[Barack_America]

12. This chart is worthless without microbrews. Nt

[maxsolomon]

18. I agree. This chart is worthless.

with or without microbrews, it's shite.

[pipi_k]

13. Rarely drink, but

when I do, my favorite is a wee bit of Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry.

Which I don't see on that graph anywhere, but technically it's a blend of a whole shitload of wines, so I suppose I fall into the wine category.

[Douglas Carpenter]

16. hmm - I like Bourbon - but when I can afford it - single malt scotch

is that a problem?

[LittleBlue]

17. Maker's Mark

I can assure you that progressives enjoy this in great quantities.

[kentuck]

35. I like Maker's Mark.

I'm no conservative.

[frylock]

38. indeed!

I couldn't find Bulleit on the chart.

[Aristus]

64. My brother got a bottle of MM for Christmas.

And he gave me a bottle of Jameson's.

Conservatives can kiss my ass. I'll drink whatever the hell I want to...

[kwassa]

19. I seem to drink Republican. Democrats drink Asti Spumante and Andre Cold Duck?

Gawd.

[maxsolomon]

20. I've got me some Seagram's Gin

Everybody got they cups but they ain't chipped in.

[FSogol]

22. No Laphroaig? Scoff. n/t

[postulater]

34. Have you checked in on your plot lately?

[FSogol]

43. I googled that to see what you were talking about and wow! Gotta run home and scan those codes.

[meow2u3]

23. I like Sutter Home white zinfandel (sp?) and vodka

So does that make me a true-blue Dem?

[Brother Buzz]

24. Kendall-Jackson and Robert Mondavi?

I guess us California wine snobs people use different measurement.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. French Roast coffee and Russian Black tea.

And, I always vote. And, I tend to vote "what" for rather than "who" for.

[Vashta Nerada]

26. I'm into porter and stout beers right now.

I don't see them on the list.



I'm suspecting there's a lot of variation in individual choices and seasonal choices.

[Laelth]

27. Interesting. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[liberalmuse]

28. Wow, we liberals drink a lot!

And it's no wonder.

[Squinch]

29. I guess I drink Republican drinks. You guys have to start drinking more Glenlivet.

[tridim]

30. I guess water and healthy smoothies didn't make the list.

[darkangel218]

31. Where is the beer?

[hfojvt]

33. no country

for teetotalers

and fuck amateur night.

[frylock]

36. well according to this chart, enjoying Maker's makes me a high-turnout repub..

and to echo another poster, where's the effing microbrew?

[Buns_of_Fire]

37. She keeps Moet & Chandon in her pretty cabinet...

But I admit I'm more of an Andre drinker (vintage Tuesday).

The chart got me to look up "Smoking Loon," though.

[darkangel218]

40. BEER chart

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[RedCappedBandit]

49. That's more like it.

Any microbrew = high turnout democratic


goooood.

[darkangel218]

51. Im glad Corona is on the left at least.

Phew!!

[BarackTheVote]

60. Funny--

I usually start off with Blue Moon, then switch to Stella after a couple. So I'm a moderate...? Yeah, right.

[RedCappedBandit]

63. I like both of those actually..

and I sure as hell ain't no moderate

[Igel]

41. Meh.

Some is geography.

Some is age.

Some is education.

Some is income.

Some is likely to be related to culture or ethnicity.

I'm all over the chart. But my favorite beverage simply is lacking: Oolong. (With puerh as a close runner up.)

[CTyankee]

42. Oh, thank god Prosecco is in High Turnout Blue!

We had Kir Royales at Thanksgiving. I will try my hand at a Bellini soon (I had my first Bellini in Bologna and was entranced by it!). Quite divine!

[TheKentuckian]

44. I'm a bourbon man and often accused of being a purist.

Most conservatives I know seem to prefer swilly beer.

[dem in texas]

45. This chart nailed me - Tanqueray

My favorite gin and I am a very high turnout voter. Put a Democratic candidate for dog catcher and I will be out to vote.

I will be drinking my gin and tonic made with Tanqueray when the new year rolls in. Hope we don't have too much gunfire.

Happy New Year Folks!

[steve2470]

47. Smoking Loon ? Never heard of it ! have to google now....

http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2012/11/smoking-loon

[kydo]

48. This chart is way off, first I haven't drank in 13 years but when I did

I didn't drink Dos Equis



But really when I did drink I loved Seagram's VO, or White Russians so Kahlua (I love coffee), and Bud Ice in the bottle only, however I drank what ever was in front of me then and I was a Dem voted in most elections (see below).

Today I don't drink and still vote in most elections (I've missed one or two elections in my life time but mostly due to moving), and I vote Dem.

I must be the anomaly

[CherokeeDem]

52. Tanqueray and Champagne for me...

Gin and tonics and any champagne are my favorites!!

And I am a high turnout Democratic voter.

[Marr]

53. I don't always drink beer, but when I do...

...it's because there's no Lagavulin.

[RebelOne]

54. I only drink dry white wine. So what category am I in? n/t

[MindPilot]

55. So I guess weed is completely off the chart.

And it's not really a drink. But I would like to see the weed/beer chart.

But it is fascinating that more-likely-to-vote correlates with wine...on both sides.

I don't like wine, rarely drink it. My real favorite is Crown Royal which apparently makes me a Republican who probably won't show up for a midterm. Go figger.

[n2doc]

56. Weed and shrooms on one side, Meth and Oxy on the other. n/t

[William769]

57. By that chart I am not a Democrat.

It's wild turkey or nothing for me!

[Bennyboy]

58. Oh Noes I've got republican booze in my liquor cabinet!

Out Wild turkey and JD! Don't say about beer though even though i think that one is easy to do.

[Arcanetrance]

59. This seems as useful as the beard theory

[Egalitarian Thug]

61. OMG I'm a closet republican who rarely votes!

And they thought they were in trouble now...

[Warren DeMontague]

62. Hunter S. Thompson must have been an outlier, then.

Because he sure wasn't a Republican.

[BainsBane]

65. Why should grey goose be so low?

That stuff is expensive. I don't buy it. The only brands I purchase are the Columbia valley wines listed at the top of the chart.
The lack of attention to beer drinkers is annoying.

Edit: I see Svedka under non-voters. I buy Svedka and I vote.

[hughee99]

67. The bubble for Goose is very big. Anything that's that large, you'd think,

would be enjoyed by lots of people who don't regularly vote as well, given that only half the country turns out. Plus, vodka is more popular among younger people (who are not known for regularly turning out) than wine.

[fascisthunter]

66. Hmmmm... this Beer Snob on the far left:

Weihenstephaner-weiss
Weihenstephaner-dünkel weiss
Weihenstephaner-Pils
Julius Echter-weiss
...just to name a few

[Matariki]

68. Funny. I was just reading about how clear liquor is less likely to cause hangovers

There must be a metaphor in that somewhere...