Be respectful of their answer, even if it isn’t the one you wanted to hear.
In general, Democrats consider global warming a real problem that needs to be addressed, while Republicans feel it would be a waste of tax dollars. The majority of GOP supporters believe climate change to be rooted in natural causes, whereas most Democrats believe human-generated carbon emissions are to blame.
Facebook “likes” can be used to predict a user’s religion, IQ, sexuality, substance use, and political beliefs.
Abortion. Republican voters usually believe that life begins at conception, that abortion should be illegal, and that public funds should not be used to support medical clinics that perform abortions. Democrats are more likely to believe that women should be able to control what happens to their own body, and that the government should help subsidize clinics for women who cannot afford an abortion. Gay marriage. Most Democrats are social liberals who believe in marriage equality for LGBT partners. The typical Republican is more likely to believe that marriage shouldn’t be a couple of the same sex, but rather opposite sexes. Sex education. As a general rule, liberals think school programs should educate teens about sex and pregnancy. Conservatives often believe that schools should only tell children to abstain from sex completely.
Currently, the “red” states are: Alaska, Alabama, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Indiana, West Virginia, South Carolina, New Hampshire Currently, the “blue” states are: Maine, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, New Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. The remaining states are “swing states,” or “competitive states,” where voters are evenly split between Democrat and Republican.
Cars in Republican voting areas are more likely to be American-made and have V-8 engines. Cars in Democrat voting regions are more likely to be foreign made and twice as likely to have a hybrid engine.
It is a misconception that people usually belong to the same party as their parents. People often change their political views once they are out of the house and exposed to new ideas.
