Lib/Con: Political Ideology Linked to Food Choices

The way you vote may reflect the way you eat. Liberals prefer thin-crust pizza, hard to pronounce pastas, such as gnocchi and fusilli, and a glass of wine with dinner, while conservatives enjoy deep-dish pizza, McDonald's French fries and a can of coke with their meal.

A new study by Hunch.com — a site that makes recommendations based on preferences, ranging from which car you should drive to which vacation or college choice is best for you — suggests your political views say a lot about the food choices a person makes.

However, the web-based survey is not as scientific as truly objective polls because, among other limitations, it was not based on a representative sample of the population.

Some other findings from the survey include:

• Liberals are 28% more likely than conservatives to eat fresh fruit daily, and 17% more likely to eat toast or a bagel in the morning, while conservatives are 20% more likely to skip breakfast.
• Ten percent of liberals surveyed indicated they are vegetarians, compared with 3% of conservatives.
• Liberals are 28% more likely than conservatives to enjoy beer, with 60% of liberals indicating they like beer.

For more, see Political Ideology Linked to Food Choices by Samantha Murphy, May 24, 2011 at LiveScience.