Are conservatives better about buying American goods than liberals?

I was reading a newspaper yesturday and it mentioned that the japanese car companies domanate the market on the west coast and in the northeast, which are the most liberal portions of the country. This got me thinking, is that purely coincodence, or are conservatives simply more contious when it comes to buying goods or helping the economy move forward? Buying Chevy rather than Toyota for instance.

Sidenote: if you drive a Prius, you are a pu5sy

I'm pretty sure most people don't pay much attention to where most of the stuff they buy is made. Cars may be one of the very few exceptions.chessmaster1989

republicans are generally richer then democrats Fightingfan

Completely false.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] republicans are generally richer then democrats Blue-Sky

Completely false.

*Take that back JFK.

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] republicans are generally richer then democrats Fightingfan

Completely false.

if you drive a Prius, you are a pu5syMakeMeaSammitch

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Completely false.

mattbbpl

For the top 1%, I see it split between industries. energy, banks, manufacturing lean republican; Entertainment, retail, tech lean democrat. For the rest of America, it's pretty even across income levels.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Completely false.

mattbbpl

Seriously who the fvck would care about this kind of comparison? Are conservatives really so desperate for people to find them more "patriotic" than the godless heathen liberals or what?

I don't know, I just want to know who buys the most German cars.

[QUOTE="MakeMeaSammitch"]if you drive a Prius, you are a pu5syZX81plus3

Laugh at the prius pu5sy. Laugh!!!

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] republicans are generally richer then democrats Blue-Sky

Completely false.

Actually, it is true.

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] republicans are generally richer then democrats Fightingfan

Completely false.

*Take that back JFK.

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] republicans are generally richer then democrats coolbeans90

Completely false.

Actually, it is true.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Completely false.

Nuck81

Actually, it is true.

I bet most of the .1% are republican though.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Completely false.

Nuck81

Actually, it is true.

There is a positive correlation b/w wealth and voting for/identifying as Republican. This isn't exactly surprising considering party platforms.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Actually, it is true.

coolbeans90

There is a positive correlation b/w wealth and voting for/identifying as Republican. This isn't exactly surprising considering party platforms.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Actually, it is true.

MakeMeaSammitch

I bet most of the .1% are republican though.

The South is really weird, and is where a substantial amount of the low income GOP votes come from, prob due to social conservatism.

[QUOTE="MakeMeaSammitch"]

[QUOTE="Nuck81"] No It's not. coolbeans90

I bet most of the .1% are republican though.

The South is really weird, and is where a substantial amount of the low income GOP votes come from, prob due to social conservatism.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="Nuck81"] No It's not. Nuck81

There is a positive correlation b/w wealth and voting for/identifying as Republican. This isn't exactly surprising considering party platforms.

The statistics disagree.

63 percent of voters with an income of less than $30,000 per year voted for Obama. 60 percent with an income of less than $50,000 voted for Obama. Romney had a lead by eight points by those who made more than $50,000. A ten point lead by those making six digits or more. He also took the lead by those making between $50,000 and $100,000 per year. That is p. hard to spin as anything other than a fairly substantially increased likelihood of voting Republican with an increased income.

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president#exit-polls

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="MakeMeaSammitch"]I dunno, whenever I look at statistics, the most republican states are the the most poor. Mississippi, Alabama, west Virginia, ect.

I bet most of the .1% are republican though.

MakeMeaSammitch

The South is really weird, and is where a substantial amount of the low income GOP votes come from, prob due to social conservatism.

Asians are, like, five percent of the population and the number of those who are wealthy, substantially less. It's easier to cut through the bull sh!t and just look at voting by income level.

Coincidentally the poorer states tend to be the most religious as well.Nuck81

Same by countries, usually.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

There is a positive correlation b/w wealth and voting for/identifying as Republican. This isn't exactly surprising considering party platforms.

coolbeans90

The statistics disagree.

63 percent of voters with an income of less than $30,000 per year voted for Obama. 60 percent with an income of less than $50,000 voted for Obama. Romney had a lead by eight points by those who made more than $50,000. A ten point lead by those making six digits or more. He also took the lead by those making between $50,000 and $100,000 per year. That is p. hard to spin as anything other than a fairly substantially increased likelihood of voting Republican with an increased income.

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president#exit-polls

Those are exit polls. Not hard data. Again the facts, and not polls, show that the Poorer states are traditionally republican majority. What does it say that most of the 10 poorest states are Republican?Nuck81

Data shows that poor states vote Repulican. It does not show that poor people are more likely to vote Republican. Within those states, minorities, who tend to be poorer than their non-minority counterparts, will vote Democratic. Data shows that the richer people are, the more inclined to vote Republican, identify as Republican. Paul Krugman, a liberal, nobel-winning economist, is of the opinion that the Repulicans win the rich.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/income-and-voting/

Exit polls, while imperfect, were not double-digits off. According to those polls, Obama won very low income voters by an order of over thirty points. He lost the six-digit groups by ten.

It is very widely recognized that there is a substantial correlation between higher income and voting Republican. This holds true across racial demographics. Here's a read with a bit of statistical niceties.

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/published/ssqfinal.pdf

And another one:

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/redblue11.pdf

I was reading a newspaper yesturday and it mentioned that the japanese car companies domanate the market on the west coast and in the northeast, which are the most liberal portions of the country. This got me thinking, is that purely coincodence, or are conservatives simply more contious when it comes to buying goods or helping the economy move forward? Buying Chevy rather than Toyota for instance.MakeMeaSammitch

Those Japanese automakers keep opening manufacturing plants here in the States. Meanwhile the last time I bought American (Chrysler) the goddamn thing was made in Mexico.

Doubt it. I buy the cheapest brand I like.

You'd have to be an idiot to buy American products, so maybe.

I've never seen an official survey or study, but I would think conservatives might be slightly better. I know in my state the conservatives often try to purchase American made cars, or atleast cars that are manufactured by american companies, while the liberals don't really care. So it wouldn't surprise me if that buying habit applied to other purchases too.

I know i personally try to buy local or American when i can and when it is reasonable. Just recently I was looking for a new coat. I could buy the Asian one for about $80 or the Canadian for $100. I chose the Canadian because they are practically in my back yard and the price was only slightly higher.

Although, I also know many liberals who are VERY into the "buy local" idea when it comes to food products. So it could go either way really.

The irony of buying American is now many of the foreign car manufacturers are building cars right here in the US, especially the South were there are right to work states are plentiful. Even Michigan is trying to pass right to work legislation much to unions chagrin. The UAW really needs to look at why automakers are setting up shop in the South. Once unionized workers are now voting to not unionize as they have seen what happens when the price of their product is too expensive.

I was reading a newspaper yesturday and it mentioned that the japanese car companies domanate the market on the west coast and in the northeast, which are the most liberal portions of the country. This got me thinking, is that purely coincodence, or are conservatives simply more contious when it comes to buying goods or helping the economy move forward? Buying Chevy rather than Toyota for instance.

Sidenote: if you drive a Prius, you are a pu5sy

MakeMeaSammitch

[QUOTE="MakeMeaSammitch"]

I was reading a newspaper yesturday and it mentioned that the japanese car companies domanate the market on the west coast and in the northeast, which are the most liberal portions of the country. This got me thinking, is that purely coincodence, or are conservatives simply more contious when it comes to buying goods or helping the economy move forward? Buying Chevy rather than Toyota for instance.

Sidenote: if you drive a Prius, you are a pu5sy

Serraph105

Prius is just about the most feminine care out there, it has nothing to do with the gas mileage.

[QUOTE="Serraph105"][QUOTE="MakeMeaSammitch"]

I was reading a newspaper yesturday and it mentioned that the japanese car companies domanate the market on the west coast and in the northeast, which are the most liberal portions of the country. This got me thinking, is that purely coincodence, or are conservatives simply more contious when it comes to buying goods or helping the economy move forward? Buying Chevy rather than Toyota for instance.

Sidenote: if you drive a Prius, you are a pu5sy

MakeMeaSammitch

Prius is just about the most feminine care out there, it has nothing to do with the gas mileage.

If they made a hybrid that cost $12k and got 100mpg... It could be a giant vagina on wheels for all I care.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]Those are exit polls. Not hard data. Again the facts, and not polls, show that the Poorer states are traditionally republican majority. What does it say that most of the 10 poorest states are Republican?coolbeans90

Data shows that poor states vote Repulican. It does not show that poor people are more likely to vote Republican. Within those states, minorities, who tend to be poorer than their non-minority counterparts, will vote Democratic. Data shows that the richer people are, the more inclined to vote Republican, identify as Republican. Paul Krugman, a liberal, nobel-winning economist, is of the opinion that the Repulicans win the rich.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/income-and-voting/

Exit polls, while imperfect, were not double-digits off. According to those polls, Obama won very low income voters by an order of over thirty points. He lost the six-digit groups by ten.

It is very widely recognized that there is a substantial correlation between higher income and voting Republican. This holds true across racial demographics. Here's a read with a bit of statistical niceties.

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/published/ssqfinal.pdf

And another one:

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/redblue11.pdf

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]Those are exit polls. Not hard data. Again the facts, and not polls, show that the Poorer states are traditionally republican majority. What does it say that most of the 10 poorest states are Republican?Nuck81

Data shows that poor states vote Repulican. It does not show that poor people are more likely to vote Republican. Within those states, minorities, who tend to be poorer than their non-minority counterparts, will vote Democratic. Data shows that the richer people are, the more inclined to vote Republican, identify as Republican. Paul Krugman, a liberal, nobel-winning economist, is of the opinion that the Repulicans win the rich.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/income-and-voting/

Exit polls, while imperfect, were not double-digits off. According to those polls, Obama won very low income voters by an order of over thirty points. He lost the six-digit groups by ten.

It is very widely recognized that there is a substantial correlation between higher income and voting Republican. This holds true across racial demographics. Here's a read with a bit of statistical niceties.

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/published/ssqfinal.pdf

And another one:

http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/redblue11.pdf

That is all true, but that is also different than saying that people with more money do not have a higher predispotion to vote Republican. Rich are more likely to vote Republican than upper middle class are more likely to vote Republican than middle/lower middle class are more likely to vote Republican than the poor.