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Politics Makes Great Bedfellows

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Written by Galia Myron Friday, 17 July 2009 16:20

Marital status is a reliable predictor of political partisanship. 

Republicans are more likely to be married than Democrats, says a Gallup survey examining the link between marital status and political party affiliation. While marriage gap is not new, Gallup has found that marital status is a key predictor of whether one is Republican, Democrat, or Independent.   


Even after controlling for possible confounding variables like age, race, and socioeconomic status, researchers found that the link between marital status and political partisanship was strong, but are still trying to figure out the specific reasons for the connection.  

 

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