Food Profiles Of Self-Described Liberals Vs. Conservatives

FOOD PROFILES OF SELF-DESCRIBED LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES VS. A LITTLE INTRODUCTION The following is one of 2,000 "Teach Hunch About You" questions which Hunch users can answer at their leisure as they use Hunch.com. Answers to these questions help Hunch personalize the recommendations and predictions given to each user: DO YOU TEND TO SUPPORT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS? Among 347,949 Hunch users answering this question, responses are as follows: 42% 17% 41% LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Almost without exception and true to their label, "Middle of the Road"people responded to subsequent questions somewhere in between the way self-identified liberals and conservatives answered. So while we acknowledge this large and important group, we've highlighted only the preferences of those on the more definitive left and right. Hunch then crossed those responses with answers from dozens of other questions among its 2,000-strong "Teach Hunch About You" question pool, comprised of 80 million+ total responses. While liberals and conservatives skew towards different preferences, there's also plenty of common ground where everybody can agree. LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE COMMON GROUND {MENU} {MENU} {MENU} Curry chicken with vegetable Hand-tossed garden Meatloaf with green beans, biryani, orange wedge, salad, slice of pepperoni pizza, mashed potatoes and gravy, and a glass of Pinot Noir. and a glass of water. and a can of soda. À LA CARTE FRENCH FRIES Conservatives consider McDonald's fries #1 Liberals are 64% more likely than An almost equal percentage of liberals conservatives to prefer bistro-type fries, and conservatives (9% and 8%, (they're 38% more likely than liberals making these fries their favorite. respectively) pass on fries altogether. to prefer them). They're also 22% more likely to prefer thicker steak fries. SEAFOOD Most liberals say they either love seafood 4% of both political persuasions are fine Conservatives are 10% more likely and couldn't live without it (38%) or that with seafood, as long as it's deep-fried and to say that they enjoy seafood from they enjoy it from time to time (40%). covered in a mayonnaise-based sauce. time to time. VEGETABLES Liberals are 3% more likely to prefer Both liberals and conservatives prefer Conservatives are 3% more likely their vegetables fresh. fresh vegetables over cooked vegetables. to prefer their vegetables cooked. FRESH FRUITS Liberals are 28% more likely Most liberals and conservatives eat Conservatives are 35% more likely to to eat fresh fruit daily. fresh fruit at least once per week. eat fresh fruit less often than weekly. BREAKFAST Conservatives prefer something else for Liberals are 17% more likely to eat Liberals and conservatives (21% and 22%, breakfast. They're also 20% more likely not toast or a bagel in the morning. respectively) enjoy cold breakfast cereal. to eat breakfast at all. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES But both liberals and conservatives prefer strawberry jelly. (They also both prefer their sandwiches cut diagonally, Liberals are 7% more likely to prefer Conservatives are 19% more likely to choose grape jelly. strawberry jelly on their peanut butter though conservatives are 9% more likely to cut them vertically.) and jelly sandwich. TACOS Both liberals and conservatives Liberals are 13% more likely Conservatives are 9% more likely (57% and 62%, respectively) prefer a soft tortilla over a crunchy corn taco shell. to prefer crunchy tacos. to prefer soft tacos. PIZZA CRUST Liberals prefer thin crust pizza. Liberals and conservatives are equally Conservatives are 33% more likely to They're 21% more likely to order it. likely (35%) to enjoy normal crust. prefer deep dish pizza or a thicker crust. A GOOD HOME-COOKED MEAL Conservatives are 49% more likely Liberals are more than 100% more Both liberals and conservatives to cook burgers on the grill likely to cook a coconut curry with prefer grilling burgers when and 10% more likely to lamb and rice at home. they cook at home. cook comfort food, like tuna casserole or meatloaf. K PASTA SHAPES Liberals are more likely to prefer Conservatives stick to classic pastas, hard-to-pronounce pastas, like gnocchi, Everybody loves lasagne. like linguine, rotini, and spaghetti. fusilli, and radiatore. DRINK PREFERENCES DRINK WITH DINNER AT HOME Conservatives are 57% more likely When dining at home, the top drink choice for both liberals and Liberals are 57% more likely to drink milk and 17% more likely to drink a soft drink or juice. to drink wine with dinner home. conservatives is water. BEER Liberals and conservatives who Conservatives are 27% more 60% of liberals (28% more often drink beer prefer a brew that's likely to not like the taste. than conservatives) enjoy beer. pale and refreshing. Most on Hunch don't like beer. SOFT DRINKS Liberals are 29% more likely to not drink Both political persuasions enjoy Conservatives are not only more likely soda, but when they do they're as likely the big brands of Coke and Pepsi to drink soda. They're also 26% more likely (27%) to drink diet as they are regular. when it comes to soda. to drink regular instead of diet. 1. TAP WATER The majority of both groups do drink Conservatives are 57% more likely Liberals are 6% more likely to drink tap water. tap water, and 21% of both liberals and to not drink tap water. conservative drink only filtered tap water. ATTITUDES WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF EXOTIC ETHNIC FOOD? Liberals are 31% more likely Both groups consider Conservatives are 94% more likely to consider Pan-Asian/French fusion Pan-Asian/French fusion cuisine to consider occasional Chinese takeout cuisine to be exotic ethnic food. the more exotic ethnic food. to be exotic ethnic food. FAST FOOD Liberals are 92% more likely Most liberals and conservatives Conservatives are 64% more likely to eat fast food rarely or never. eat fast food a few times per month. to eat fast food a few times per week. VEGETARIANISM 3% of conservatives are vegetarians, Liberals are 29% more likely to describe Overall, both groups tend to think but conservatives as a whole are a bacon cheeseburger as "disgusting". bacon cheeseburgers are delicious. 14% more likely to describe a bacon 10% of them are vegetarians. cheeseburger as "delicious." FOODIE ON BEING A "FOODIE" Most liberals on Hunch considers Conservatives overall aren't really sure what themselves "foodies." Liberals are 39% more Hey, we all have to eat! a "foodie" is. They're 52% more likely to claim likely to consider themselves "foodies. not to know what makes a person a "foodie." VS. ORGANIC VS. PROCESSED FOOD The majority of both liberals and Conservatives are 50% more likely to Liberals are 28% more likely to say that conservatives agree that there's say that there's not a significant difference there's a significant difference between a significant nutritional difference between organic and processed food. organic and processed food. between organic and processed food. MENU FINE DINING Liberals are 20% more likely Liberals and conservatives overall enjoy Conservatives are 39% more likely to say to enjoy fine dining. fine dining as an occasional splurge. fine dining is too fancy for their tastes. hunch Stats are based on more than 80 million aggregated & anonymized responses to "Teach Hunch About You" questions answered between March 2009 and May 2011 by about 700,000 users of Hunch.com. Yes, Poindexter, we know that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. Legalese: There are brands listed above that belong to their respective owners, not to Hunch. Find more cool data stuff at hunch.com/info/teports. Tips from your mom: Eat your turnips, vote in the next election, and If you haven't tried Hunch yet, go do that now. C 2011 Hunch Inc. FOOD PROFILES OF SELF-DESCRIBED LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES VS. A LITTLE INTRODUCTION The following is one of 2,000 "Teach Hunch About You" questions which Hunch users can answer at their leisure as they use Hunch.com. Answers to these questions help Hunch personalize the recommendations and predictions given to each user: DO YOU TEND TO SUPPORT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS? Among 347,949 Hunch users answering this question, responses are as follows: 42% 17% 41% LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Almost without exception and true to their label, "Middle of the Road"people responded to subsequent questions somewhere in between the way self-identified liberals and conservatives answered. So while we acknowledge this large and important group, we've highlighted only the preferences of those on the more definitive left and right. Hunch then crossed those responses with answers from dozens of other questions among its 2,000-strong "Teach Hunch About You" question pool, comprised of 80 million+ total responses. While liberals and conservatives skew towards different preferences, there's also plenty of common ground where everybody can agree. LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE COMMON GROUND {MENU} {MENU} {MENU} Curry chicken with vegetable Hand-tossed garden Meatloaf with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, biryani, orange wedge, salad, slice of pepperoni pizza, and a glass of Pinot Noir. and a glass of water. and a can of soda. À LA CARTE FRENCH FRIES Conservatives consider McDonald's fries #1 Liberals are 64% more likely than An almost equal percentage of liberals conservatives to prefer bistro-type fries, and conservatives (9% and 8%, (they're 38% more likely than liberals making these fries their favorite. respectively) pass on fries altogether. to prefer them). They're also 22% more likely to prefer thicker steak fries. SEAFOOD Most liberals say they either love seafood 4% of both political persuasions are fine Conservatives are 10% more likely and couldn't live without it (38%) or that with seafood, as long as it's deep-fried and to say that they enjoy seafood from they enjoy it from time to time (40%). covered in a mayonnaise-based sauce. time to time. VEGETABLES Liberals are 3% more likely to prefer Both liberals and conservatives prefer Conservatives are 3% more likely their vegetables fresh. fresh vegetables over cooked vegetables. to prefer their vegetables cooked. FRESH FRUITS Liberals are 28% more likely Most liberals and conservatives eat Conservatives are 35% more likely to to eat fresh fruit daily. fresh fruit at least once per week. eat fresh fruit less often than weekly. O BREAKFAST Conservatives prefer something else for Liberals are 17% more likely to eat Liberals and conservatives (21% and 22%, breakfast. They're also 20% more likely not toast or a bagel in the morning. respectively) enjoy cold breakfast cereal. to eat breakfast at all. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES But both liberals and conservatives prefer strawberry jelly. (They also both Liberals are 7% more likely to prefer prefer their sandwiches cut diagonally, Conservatives are 19% more likely strawberry jelly on their peanut butter to choose grape jelly. though conservatives are 9% more likely to cut them vertically.) and jelly sandwich. TACOS Both liberals and conservatives Liberals are 13% more likely Conservatives are 9% more likely (57% and 62%, respectively) prefer a soft tortilla over a crunchy corn taco shell. to prefer crunchy tacos. to prefer soft tacos. PIZZA CRUST Liberals prefer thin crust pizza. Liberals and conservatives are equally Conservatives are 33% more likely to They're 21% more likely to order it. likely (35%) to enjoy normal crust. prefer deep dish pizza or a thicker crust. A GOOD HOME-COOKED MEAL Conservatives are 49% more likely to cook burgers on the grill and 10% more likely to Liberals are more than 100% more Both liberals and conservatives likely to cook a coconut curry with prefer grilling burgers when lamb and rice at home. they cook at home. cook comfort food, like tuna casserole or meatloaf. S PASTA SHAPES Liberals are more likely to prefer Conservatives stick to classic pastas, hard-to-pronounce pastas, like gnocchi, Everybody loves lasagne. like linguine, rotini, and spaghetti. fusilli, and radiatore. DRINK PREFERENCES DRINK WITH DINNER AT HOME When dining at home, the top drink choice for both liberals and Conservatives are 57% more likely to drink milk and 17% more likely Liberals are 57% more likely to drink wine with dinner at home. conservatives is water. to drink a soft drink or juice. ВEER Liberals and conservatives who Conservatives are 27% more 60% of liberals (28% more often drink beer prefer a brew that's likely to not like the taste. than conservatives) enjoy beer. pale and refreshing. Most on Hunch don't like beer. SOFT DRINKS Liberals are 29% more likely to not drink Both political persuasions enjoy Conservatives are not only more likely soda, but when they do they're as likely the big brands of Coke and Pepsi to drink soda. They're also 26% more likely (27%) to drink diet as they are regular. when it comes to soda. to drink regular instead of diet. 1. TAP WATER The majority of both groups do drink Liberals are 6% more likely Conservatives are 57% more likely tap water, and 21% of both liberals and to drink tap water. to not drink tap water. conservative drink only filtered tap water. ATTITUDES WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF EXOTIC ETHNIC FOOD? Liberals are 31% more likely Both groups consider Conservatives are 94% more likely to consider Pan-Asian/French fusion Pan-Asian/French fusion cuisine to consider occasional Chinese takeout cuisine to be exotic ethnic food. the more exotic ethnic food. to be exotic ethnic food. FAST FOOD Liberals are 92% more likely Most liberals and conservatives Conservatives are 64% more likely to eat fast food rarely or never. eat fast food a few times per month. to eat fast food a few times per week. VEGETARIANISM 3% of conservatives are vegetarians, Liberals are 29% more likely to describe Overall, both groups tend to think but conservatives as a whole are a bacon cheeseburger as "disgusting". bacon cheeseburgers are delicious. 14% more likely to describe a bacon 10% of them are vegetarians. cheeseburger as "delicious." FOODIE | ON BEING A "FOODIE" Most liberals on Hunch considers Conservatives overall aren't really sure what themselves "foodies." Liberals are 39% more Hey, we all have to eat! a "foodie" is. They're 52% more likely to claim likely to consider themselves "foodies not to know what makes a person a "foodie." VS. ORGANIC VS. PROCESSED FOOD The majority of both liberals and Conservatives are 50% more likely to Liberals are 28% more likely to say that conservatives agree that there's say that there's not a significant difference there's a significant difference between a significant nutritional difference between organic and processed food. organic and processed food. between organic and processed food. FINE DINING Liberals are 20% more likely Liberals and conservatives overall enjoy Conservatives are 39% more likely to say to enjoy fine dining. fine dining as an occasional splurge. fine dining is too fancy for their tastes. Stats are based on more than 80 million aggregated & anonymized responses to "Teach Hunch About You" questions answered between March 2009 and May 2011 by about 700,000 users of Hunch.com. Yes, Poindexter, we know that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. Legalese: There are brands listed above that belong to their respective owners, not to Hunch. Find more cool data stuff at hunch.com/info/teports. Tips from your hunch mom: Eat your turnips, vote in the next election, and If you haven't tried Hunch yet, go do that now. C 2011 Hunch Inc. FOOD PROFILES OF SELF-DESCRIBED LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES VS. A LITTLE INTRODUCTION The following is one of 2,000 "Teach Hunch About You" questions which Hunch users can answer at their leisure as they use Hunch.com. Answers to these questions help Hunch personalize the recommendations and predictions given to each user: DO YOU TEND TO SUPPORT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS? Among 347,949 Hunch users answering this question, responses are as follows: 42% 17% 41% LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Almost without exception and true to their label, "Middle of the Road"people responded to subsequent questions somewhere in between the way self-identified liberals and conservatives answered. So while we acknowledge this large and important group, we've highlighted only the preferences of those on the more definitive left and right. Hunch then crossed those responses with answers from dozens of other questions among its 2,000-strong "Teach Hunch About You" question pool, comprised of 80 million+ total responses. While liberals and conservatives skew towards different preferences, there's also plenty of common ground where everybody can agree. LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE COMMON GROUND {MENU} {MENU} {MENU} Curry chicken with vegetable Hand-tossed garden Meatloaf with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, biryani, orange wedge, salad, slice of pepperoni pizza, and a glass of Pinot Noir. and a glass of water. and a can of soda. À LA CARTE FRENCH FRIES Conservatives consider McDonald's fries #1 Liberals are 64% more likely than An almost equal percentage of liberals conservatives to prefer bistro-type fries, and conservatives (9% and 8%, (they're 38% more likely than liberals making these fries their favorite. respectively) pass on fries altogether. to prefer them). They're also 22% more likely to prefer thicker steak fries. SEAFOOD Most liberals say they either love seafood 4% of both political persuasions are fine Conservatives are 10% more likely and couldn't live without it (38%) or that with seafood, as long as it's deep-fried and to say that they enjoy seafood from they enjoy it from time to time (40%). covered in a mayonnaise-based sauce. time to time. VEGETABLES Liberals are 3% more likely to prefer Both liberals and conservatives prefer Conservatives are 3% more likely their vegetables fresh. fresh vegetables over cooked vegetables. to prefer their vegetables cooked. FRESH FRUITS Liberals are 28% more likely Most liberals and conservatives eat Conservatives are 35% more likely to to eat fresh fruit daily. fresh fruit at least once per week. eat fresh fruit less often than weekly. O BREAKFAST Conservatives prefer something else for Liberals are 17% more likely to eat Liberals and conservatives (21% and 22%, breakfast. They're also 20% more likely not toast or a bagel in the morning. respectively) enjoy cold breakfast cereal. to eat breakfast at all. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES But both liberals and conservatives prefer strawberry jelly. (They also both Liberals are 7% more likely to prefer prefer their sandwiches cut diagonally, Conservatives are 19% more likely strawberry jelly on their peanut butter to choose grape jelly. though conservatives are 9% more likely to cut them vertically.) and jelly sandwich. TACOS Both liberals and conservatives Liberals are 13% more likely Conservatives are 9% more likely (57% and 62%, respectively) prefer a soft tortilla over a crunchy corn taco shell. to prefer crunchy tacos. to prefer soft tacos. PIZZA CRUST Liberals prefer thin crust pizza. Liberals and conservatives are equally Conservatives are 33% more likely to They're 21% more likely to order it. likely (35%) to enjoy normal crust. prefer deep dish pizza or a thicker crust. A GOOD HOME-COOKED MEAL Conservatives are 49% more likely to cook burgers on the grill and 10% more likely to Liberals are more than 100% more Both liberals and conservatives likely to cook a coconut curry with prefer grilling burgers when lamb and rice at home. they cook at home. cook comfort food, like tuna casserole or meatloaf. S PASTA SHAPES Liberals are more likely to prefer Conservatives stick to classic pastas, hard-to-pronounce pastas, like gnocchi, Everybody loves lasagne. like linguine, rotini, and spaghetti. fusilli, and radiatore. DRINK PREFERENCES DRINK WITH DINNER AT HOME When dining at home, the top drink choice for both liberals and Conservatives are 57% more likely to drink milk and 17% more likely Liberals are 57% more likely to drink wine with dinner at home. conservatives is water. to drink a soft drink or juice. ВEER Liberals and conservatives who Conservatives are 27% more 60% of liberals (28% more often drink beer prefer a brew that's likely to not like the taste. than conservatives) enjoy beer. pale and refreshing. Most on Hunch don't like beer. SOFT DRINKS Liberals are 29% more likely to not drink Both political persuasions enjoy Conservatives are not only more likely soda, but when they do they're as likely the big brands of Coke and Pepsi to drink soda. They're also 26% more likely (27%) to drink diet as they are regular. when it comes to soda. to drink regular instead of diet. 1. TAP WATER The majority of both groups do drink Liberals are 6% more likely Conservatives are 57% more likely tap water, and 21% of both liberals and to drink tap water. to not drink tap water. conservative drink only filtered tap water. ATTITUDES WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF EXOTIC ETHNIC FOOD? Liberals are 31% more likely Both groups consider Conservatives are 94% more likely to consider Pan-Asian/French fusion Pan-Asian/French fusion cuisine to consider occasional Chinese takeout cuisine to be exotic ethnic food. the more exotic ethnic food. to be exotic ethnic food. FAST FOOD Liberals are 92% more likely Most liberals and conservatives Conservatives are 64% more likely to eat fast food rarely or never. eat fast food a few times per month. to eat fast food a few times per week. VEGETARIANISM 3% of conservatives are vegetarians, Liberals are 29% more likely to describe Overall, both groups tend to think but conservatives as a whole are a bacon cheeseburger as "disgusting". bacon cheeseburgers are delicious. 14% more likely to describe a bacon 10% of them are vegetarians. cheeseburger as "delicious." FOODIE | ON BEING A "FOODIE" Most liberals on Hunch considers Conservatives overall aren't really sure what themselves "foodies." Liberals are 39% more Hey, we all have to eat! a "foodie" is. They're 52% more likely to claim likely to consider themselves "foodies not to know what makes a person a "foodie." VS. ORGANIC VS. PROCESSED FOOD The majority of both liberals and Conservatives are 50% more likely to Liberals are 28% more likely to say that conservatives agree that there's say that there's not a significant difference there's a significant difference between a significant nutritional difference between organic and processed food. organic and processed food. between organic and processed food. FINE DINING Liberals are 20% more likely Liberals and conservatives overall enjoy Conservatives are 39% more likely to say to enjoy fine dining. fine dining as an occasional splurge. fine dining is too fancy for their tastes. Stats are based on more than 80 million aggregated & anonymized responses to "Teach Hunch About You" questions answered between March 2009 and May 2011 by about 700,000 users of Hunch.com. Yes, Poindexter, we know that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. Legalese: There are brands listed above that belong to their respective owners, not to Hunch. Find more cool data stuff at hunch.com/info/teports. Tips from your hunch mom: Eat your turnips, vote in the next election, and If you haven't tried Hunch yet, go do that now. C 2011 Hunch Inc. FOOD PROFILES OF SELF-DESCRIBED LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES VS. A LITTLE INTRODUCTION The following is one of 2,000 "Teach Hunch About You" questions which Hunch users can answer at their leisure as they use Hunch.com. Answers to these questions help Hunch personalize the recommendations and predictions given to each user: DO YOU TEND TO SUPPORT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS? Among 347,949 Hunch users answering this question, responses are as follows: 42% 17% 41% LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Almost without exception and true to their label, "Middle of the Road"people responded to subsequent questions somewhere in between the way self-identified liberals and conservatives answered. So while we acknowledge this large and important group, we've highlighted only the preferences of those on the more definitive left and right. Hunch then crossed those responses with answers from dozens of other questions among its 2,000-strong "Teach Hunch About You" question pool, comprised of 80 million+ total responses. While liberals and conservatives skew towards different preferences, there's also plenty of common ground where everybody can agree. LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE COMMON GROUND {MENU} {MENU} {MENU} Curry chicken with vegetable Hand-tossed garden Meatloaf with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, biryani, orange wedge, salad, slice of pepperoni pizza, and a glass of Pinot Noir. and a glass of water. and a can of soda. À LA CARTE FRENCH FRIES Conservatives consider McDonald's fries #1 Liberals are 64% more likely than An almost equal percentage of liberals conservatives to prefer bistro-type fries, and conservatives (9% and 8%, (they're 38% more likely than liberals making these fries their favorite. respectively) pass on fries altogether. to prefer them). They're also 22% more likely to prefer thicker steak fries. SEAFOOD Most liberals say they either love seafood 4% of both political persuasions are fine Conservatives are 10% more likely and couldn't live without it (38%) or that with seafood, as long as it's deep-fried and to say that they enjoy seafood from they enjoy it from time to time (40%). covered in a mayonnaise-based sauce. time to time. VEGETABLES Liberals are 3% more likely to prefer Both liberals and conservatives prefer Conservatives are 3% more likely their vegetables fresh. fresh vegetables over cooked vegetables. to prefer their vegetables cooked. FRESH FRUITS Liberals are 28% more likely Most liberals and conservatives eat Conservatives are 35% more likely to to eat fresh fruit daily. fresh fruit at least once per week. eat fresh fruit less often than weekly. O BREAKFAST Conservatives prefer something else for Liberals are 17% more likely to eat Liberals and conservatives (21% and 22%, breakfast. They're also 20% more likely not toast or a bagel in the morning. respectively) enjoy cold breakfast cereal. to eat breakfast at all. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES But both liberals and conservatives prefer strawberry jelly. (They also both Liberals are 7% more likely to prefer prefer their sandwiches cut diagonally, Conservatives are 19% more likely strawberry jelly on their peanut butter to choose grape jelly. though conservatives are 9% more likely to cut them vertically.) and jelly sandwich. TACOS Both liberals and conservatives Liberals are 13% more likely Conservatives are 9% more likely (57% and 62%, respectively) prefer a soft tortilla over a crunchy corn taco shell. to prefer crunchy tacos. to prefer soft tacos. PIZZA CRUST Liberals prefer thin crust pizza. Liberals and conservatives are equally Conservatives are 33% more likely to They're 21% more likely to order it. likely (35%) to enjoy normal crust. prefer deep dish pizza or a thicker crust. A GOOD HOME-COOKED MEAL Conservatives are 49% more likely to cook burgers on the grill and 10% more likely to Liberals are more than 100% more Both liberals and conservatives likely to cook a coconut curry with prefer grilling burgers when lamb and rice at home. they cook at home. cook comfort food, like tuna casserole or meatloaf. S PASTA SHAPES Liberals are more likely to prefer Conservatives stick to classic pastas, hard-to-pronounce pastas, like gnocchi, Everybody loves lasagne. like linguine, rotini, and spaghetti. fusilli, and radiatore. DRINK PREFERENCES DRINK WITH DINNER AT HOME When dining at home, the top drink choice for both liberals and Conservatives are 57% more likely to drink milk and 17% more likely Liberals are 57% more likely to drink wine with dinner at home. conservatives is water. to drink a soft drink or juice. ВEER Liberals and conservatives who Conservatives are 27% more 60% of liberals (28% more often drink beer prefer a brew that's likely to not like the taste. than conservatives) enjoy beer. pale and refreshing. Most on Hunch don't like beer. SOFT DRINKS Liberals are 29% more likely to not drink Both political persuasions enjoy Conservatives are not only more likely soda, but when they do they're as likely the big brands of Coke and Pepsi to drink soda. They're also 26% more likely (27%) to drink diet as they are regular. when it comes to soda. to drink regular instead of diet. 1. TAP WATER The majority of both groups do drink Liberals are 6% more likely Conservatives are 57% more likely tap water, and 21% of both liberals and to drink tap water. to not drink tap water. conservative drink only filtered tap water. ATTITUDES WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF EXOTIC ETHNIC FOOD? Liberals are 31% more likely Both groups consider Conservatives are 94% more likely to consider Pan-Asian/French fusion Pan-Asian/French fusion cuisine to consider occasional Chinese takeout cuisine to be exotic ethnic food. the more exotic ethnic food. to be exotic ethnic food. FAST FOOD Liberals are 92% more likely Most liberals and conservatives Conservatives are 64% more likely to eat fast food rarely or never. eat fast food a few times per month. to eat fast food a few times per week. VEGETARIANISM 3% of conservatives are vegetarians, Liberals are 29% more likely to describe Overall, both groups tend to think but conservatives as a whole are a bacon cheeseburger as "disgusting". bacon cheeseburgers are delicious. 14% more likely to describe a bacon 10% of them are vegetarians. cheeseburger as "delicious." FOODIE | ON BEING A "FOODIE" Most liberals on Hunch considers Conservatives overall aren't really sure what themselves "foodies." Liberals are 39% more Hey, we all have to eat! a "foodie" is. They're 52% more likely to claim likely to consider themselves "foodies not to know what makes a person a "foodie." VS. ORGANIC VS. PROCESSED FOOD The majority of both liberals and Conservatives are 50% more likely to Liberals are 28% more likely to say that conservatives agree that there's say that there's not a significant difference there's a significant difference between a significant nutritional difference between organic and processed food. organic and processed food. between organic and processed food. FINE DINING Liberals are 20% more likely Liberals and conservatives overall enjoy Conservatives are 39% more likely to say to enjoy fine dining. fine dining as an occasional splurge. fine dining is too fancy for their tastes. Stats are based on more than 80 million aggregated & anonymized responses to "Teach Hunch About You" questions answered between March 2009 and May 2011 by about 700,000 users of Hunch.com. Yes, Poindexter, we know that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. Legalese: There are brands listed above that belong to their respective owners, not to Hunch. Find more cool data stuff at hunch.com/info/teports. Tips from your hunch mom: Eat your turnips, vote in the next election, and If you haven't tried Hunch yet, go do that now. C 2011 Hunch Inc. FOOD PROFILES OF SELF-DESCRIBED LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES VS. A LITTLE INTRODUCTION The following is one of 2,000 "Teach Hunch About You" questions which Hunch users can answer at their leisure as they use Hunch.com. Answers to these questions help Hunch personalize the recommendations and predictions given to each user: DO YOU TEND TO SUPPORT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS? Among 347,949 Hunch users answering this question, responses are as follows: 42% 17% 41% LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Almost without exception and true to their label, "Middle of the Road"people responded to subsequent questions somewhere in between the way self-identified liberals and conservatives answered. So while we acknowledge this large and important group, we've highlighted only the preferences of those on the more definitive left and right. Hunch then crossed those responses with answers from dozens of other questions among its 2,000-strong "Teach Hunch About You" question pool, comprised of 80 million+ total responses. While liberals and conservatives skew towards different preferences, there's also plenty of common ground where everybody can agree. LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE COMMON GROUND {MENU} {MENU} {MENU} Curry chicken with vegetable Hand-tossed garden Meatloaf with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, biryani, orange wedge, salad, slice of pepperoni pizza, and a glass of Pinot Noir. and a glass of water. and a can of soda. À LA CARTE FRENCH FRIES Conservatives consider McDonald's fries #1 Liberals are 64% more likely than An almost equal percentage of liberals conservatives to prefer bistro-type fries, and conservatives (9% and 8%, (they're 38% more likely than liberals making these fries their favorite. respectively) pass on fries altogether. to prefer them). They're also 22% more likely to prefer thicker steak fries. SEAFOOD Most liberals say they either love seafood 4% of both political persuasions are fine Conservatives are 10% more likely and couldn't live without it (38%) or that with seafood, as long as it's deep-fried and to say that they enjoy seafood from they enjoy it from time to time (40%). covered in a mayonnaise-based sauce. time to time. VEGETABLES Liberals are 3% more likely to prefer Both liberals and conservatives prefer Conservatives are 3% more likely their vegetables fresh. fresh vegetables over cooked vegetables. to prefer their vegetables cooked. FRESH FRUITS Liberals are 28% more likely Most liberals and conservatives eat Conservatives are 35% more likely to to eat fresh fruit daily. fresh fruit at least once per week. eat fresh fruit less often than weekly. O BREAKFAST Conservatives prefer something else for Liberals are 17% more likely to eat Liberals and conservatives (21% and 22%, breakfast. They're also 20% more likely not toast or a bagel in the morning. respectively) enjoy cold breakfast cereal. to eat breakfast at all. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES But both liberals and conservatives prefer strawberry jelly. (They also both Liberals are 7% more likely to prefer prefer their sandwiches cut diagonally, Conservatives are 19% more likely strawberry jelly on their peanut butter to choose grape jelly. though conservatives are 9% more likely to cut them vertically.) and jelly sandwich. TACOS Both liberals and conservatives Liberals are 13% more likely Conservatives are 9% more likely (57% and 62%, respectively) prefer a soft tortilla over a crunchy corn taco shell. to prefer crunchy tacos. to prefer soft tacos. PIZZA CRUST Liberals prefer thin crust pizza. Liberals and conservatives are equally Conservatives are 33% more likely to They're 21% more likely to order it. likely (35%) to enjoy normal crust. prefer deep dish pizza or a thicker crust. A GOOD HOME-COOKED MEAL Conservatives are 49% more likely to cook burgers on the grill and 10% more likely to Liberals are more than 100% more Both liberals and conservatives likely to cook a coconut curry with prefer grilling burgers when lamb and rice at home. they cook at home. cook comfort food, like tuna casserole or meatloaf. S PASTA SHAPES Liberals are more likely to prefer Conservatives stick to classic pastas, hard-to-pronounce pastas, like gnocchi, Everybody loves lasagne. like linguine, rotini, and spaghetti. fusilli, and radiatore. DRINK PREFERENCES DRINK WITH DINNER AT HOME When dining at home, the top drink choice for both liberals and Conservatives are 57% more likely to drink milk and 17% more likely Liberals are 57% more likely to drink wine with dinner at home. conservatives is water. to drink a soft drink or juice. ВEER Liberals and conservatives who Conservatives are 27% more 60% of liberals (28% more often drink beer prefer a brew that's likely to not like the taste. than conservatives) enjoy beer. pale and refreshing. Most on Hunch don't like beer. SOFT DRINKS Liberals are 29% more likely to not drink Both political persuasions enjoy Conservatives are not only more likely soda, but when they do they're as likely the big brands of Coke and Pepsi to drink soda. They're also 26% more likely (27%) to drink diet as they are regular. when it comes to soda. to drink regular instead of diet. 1. TAP WATER The majority of both groups do drink Liberals are 6% more likely Conservatives are 57% more likely tap water, and 21% of both liberals and to drink tap water. to not drink tap water. conservative drink only filtered tap water. ATTITUDES WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF EXOTIC ETHNIC FOOD? Liberals are 31% more likely Both groups consider Conservatives are 94% more likely to consider Pan-Asian/French fusion Pan-Asian/French fusion cuisine to consider occasional Chinese takeout cuisine to be exotic ethnic food. the more exotic ethnic food. to be exotic ethnic food. FAST FOOD Liberals are 92% more likely Most liberals and conservatives Conservatives are 64% more likely to eat fast food rarely or never. eat fast food a few times per month. to eat fast food a few times per week. VEGETARIANISM 3% of conservatives are vegetarians, Liberals are 29% more likely to describe Overall, both groups tend to think but conservatives as a whole are a bacon cheeseburger as "disgusting". bacon cheeseburgers are delicious. 14% more likely to describe a bacon 10% of them are vegetarians. cheeseburger as "delicious." FOODIE | ON BEING A "FOODIE" Most liberals on Hunch considers Conservatives overall aren't really sure what themselves "foodies." Liberals are 39% more Hey, we all have to eat! a "foodie" is. They're 52% more likely to claim likely to consider themselves "foodies not to know what makes a person a "foodie." VS. ORGANIC VS. PROCESSED FOOD The majority of both liberals and Conservatives are 50% more likely to Liberals are 28% more likely to say that conservatives agree that there's say that there's not a significant difference there's a significant difference between a significant nutritional difference between organic and processed food. organic and processed food. between organic and processed food. FINE DINING Liberals are 20% more likely Liberals and conservatives overall enjoy Conservatives are 39% more likely to say to enjoy fine dining. fine dining as an occasional splurge. fine dining is too fancy for their tastes. Stats are based on more than 80 million aggregated & anonymized responses to "Teach Hunch About You" questions answered between March 2009 and May 2011 by about 700,000 users of Hunch.com. Yes, Poindexter, we know that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. Legalese: There are brands listed above that belong to their respective owners, not to Hunch. Find more cool data stuff at hunch.com/info/teports. Tips from your hunch mom: Eat your turnips, vote in the next election, and If you haven't tried Hunch yet, go do that now. C 2011 Hunch Inc. FOOD PROFILES OF SELF-DESCRIBED LIBERALS CONSERVATIVES VS. A LITTLE INTRODUCTION The following is one of 2,000 "Teach Hunch About You" questions which Hunch users can answer at their leisure as they use Hunch.com. Answers to these questions help Hunch personalize the recommendations and predictions given to each user: DO YOU TEND TO SUPPORT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS? Among 347,949 Hunch users answering this question, responses are as follows: 42% 17% 41% LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Almost without exception and true to their label, "Middle of the Road"people responded to subsequent questions somewhere in between the way self-identified liberals and conservatives answered. So while we acknowledge this large and important group, we've highlighted only the preferences of those on the more definitive left and right. Hunch then crossed those responses with answers from dozens of other questions among its 2,000-strong "Teach Hunch About You" question pool, comprised of 80 million+ total responses. While liberals and conservatives skew towards different preferences, there's also plenty of common ground where everybody can agree. LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE COMMON GROUND {MENU} {MENU} {MENU} Curry chicken with vegetable Hand-tossed garden Meatloaf with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, biryani, orange wedge, salad, slice of pepperoni pizza, and a glass of Pinot Noir. and a glass of water. and a can of soda. À LA CARTE FRENCH FRIES Conservatives consider McDonald's fries #1 Liberals are 64% more likely than An almost equal percentage of liberals conservatives to prefer bistro-type fries, and conservatives (9% and 8%, (they're 38% more likely than liberals making these fries their favorite. respectively) pass on fries altogether. to prefer them). They're also 22% more likely to prefer thicker steak fries. SEAFOOD Most liberals say they either love seafood 4% of both political persuasions are fine Conservatives are 10% more likely and couldn't live without it (38%) or that with seafood, as long as it's deep-fried and to say that they enjoy seafood from they enjoy it from time to time (40%). covered in a mayonnaise-based sauce. time to time. VEGETABLES Liberals are 3% more likely to prefer Both liberals and conservatives prefer Conservatives are 3% more likely their vegetables fresh. fresh vegetables over cooked vegetables. to prefer their vegetables cooked. FRESH FRUITS Liberals are 28% more likely Most liberals and conservatives eat Conservatives are 35% more likely to to eat fresh fruit daily. fresh fruit at least once per week. eat fresh fruit less often than weekly. O BREAKFAST Conservatives prefer something else for Liberals are 17% more likely to eat Liberals and conservatives (21% and 22%, breakfast. They're also 20% more likely not toast or a bagel in the morning. respectively) enjoy cold breakfast cereal. to eat breakfast at all. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES But both liberals and conservatives prefer strawberry jelly. (They also both Liberals are 7% more likely to prefer prefer their sandwiches cut diagonally, Conservatives are 19% more likely strawberry jelly on their peanut butter to choose grape jelly. though conservatives are 9% more likely to cut them vertically.) and jelly sandwich. TACOS Both liberals and conservatives Liberals are 13% more likely Conservatives are 9% more likely (57% and 62%, respectively) prefer a soft tortilla over a crunchy corn taco shell. to prefer crunchy tacos. to prefer soft tacos. PIZZA CRUST Liberals prefer thin crust pizza. Liberals and conservatives are equally Conservatives are 33% more likely to They're 21% more likely to order it. likely (35%) to enjoy normal crust. prefer deep dish pizza or a thicker crust. A GOOD HOME-COOKED MEAL Conservatives are 49% more likely to cook burgers on the grill and 10% more likely to Liberals are more than 100% more Both liberals and conservatives likely to cook a coconut curry with prefer grilling burgers when lamb and rice at home. they cook at home. cook comfort food, like tuna casserole or meatloaf. S PASTA SHAPES Liberals are more likely to prefer Conservatives stick to classic pastas, hard-to-pronounce pastas, like gnocchi, Everybody loves lasagne. like linguine, rotini, and spaghetti. fusilli, and radiatore. DRINK PREFERENCES DRINK WITH DINNER AT HOME When dining at home, the top drink choice for both liberals and Conservatives are 57% more likely to drink milk and 17% more likely Liberals are 57% more likely to drink wine with dinner at home. conservatives is water. to drink a soft drink or juice. ВEER Liberals and conservatives who Conservatives are 27% more 60% of liberals (28% more often drink beer prefer a brew that's likely to not like the taste. than conservatives) enjoy beer. pale and refreshing. Most on Hunch don't like beer. SOFT DRINKS Liberals are 29% more likely to not drink Both political persuasions enjoy Conservatives are not only more likely soda, but when they do they're as likely the big brands of Coke and Pepsi to drink soda. They're also 26% more likely (27%) to drink diet as they are regular. when it comes to soda. to drink regular instead of diet. 1. TAP WATER The majority of both groups do drink Liberals are 6% more likely Conservatives are 57% more likely tap water, and 21% of both liberals and to drink tap water. to not drink tap water. conservative drink only filtered tap water. ATTITUDES WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF EXOTIC ETHNIC FOOD? Liberals are 31% more likely Both groups consider Conservatives are 94% more likely to consider Pan-Asian/French fusion Pan-Asian/French fusion cuisine to consider occasional Chinese takeout cuisine to be exotic ethnic food. the more exotic ethnic food. to be exotic ethnic food. FAST FOOD Liberals are 92% more likely Most liberals and conservatives Conservatives are 64% more likely to eat fast food rarely or never. eat fast food a few times per month. to eat fast food a few times per week. VEGETARIANISM 3% of conservatives are vegetarians, Liberals are 29% more likely to describe Overall, both groups tend to think but conservatives as a whole are a bacon cheeseburger as "disgusting". bacon cheeseburgers are delicious. 14% more likely to describe a bacon 10% of them are vegetarians. cheeseburger as "delicious." FOODIE | ON BEING A "FOODIE" Most liberals on Hunch considers Conservatives overall aren't really sure what themselves "foodies." Liberals are 39% more Hey, we all have to eat! a "foodie" is. They're 52% more likely to claim likely to consider themselves "foodies not to know what makes a person a "foodie." VS. ORGANIC VS. PROCESSED FOOD The majority of both liberals and Conservatives are 50% more likely to Liberals are 28% more likely to say that conservatives agree that there's say that there's not a significant difference there's a significant difference between a significant nutritional difference between organic and processed food. organic and processed food. between organic and processed food. FINE DINING Liberals are 20% more likely Liberals and conservatives overall enjoy Conservatives are 39% more likely to say to enjoy fine dining. fine dining as an occasional splurge. fine dining is too fancy for their tastes. Stats are based on more than 80 million aggregated & anonymized responses to "Teach Hunch About You" questions answered between March 2009 and May 2011 by about 700,000 users of Hunch.com. Yes, Poindexter, we know that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. Legalese: There are brands listed above that belong to their respective owners, not to Hunch. Find more cool data stuff at hunch.com/info/teports. Tips from your hunch mom: Eat your turnips, vote in the next election, and If you haven't tried Hunch yet, go do that now. C 2011 Hunch Inc.