If you drive one of these, most likely, you voted for Donald Trump, according to a new study.
If you roll up to your voting precinct and see a parking lot filled with full-sized pickups, it’s likely you live in a Republican-heavy district, according to a new study.
Strategic Vision collected information from more than 170,000 vehicle buyers with a political affiliation for the last six years and came up with some interesting results.
One of those you’ve likely figured out by now is that Republicans are more likely to drive a Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado, Ram 1500, Ford F250/350 and Ram 2500/3500. They’re also more likely to be older white males who are married.
Democrats, who tend to be more ethnically diverse and more likely to have a college education, favor the Subaru Outback, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic, Toyota RAV4 and Subaru Crosstrek. With the exception of the Civic, a compact car, they’re all smaller sport-utes or crossovers.
That’s not surprising since, when asked about what type of vehicle they wanted, they favored vehicles that are environmentally friendly, economical and cool. Republicans want vehicles that are powerful, rugged and prestigious.
Independents sound a lot like the caricature of Birkenstock-wearing liberals, wanting vehicles that are functional, reliable and sensible. That sense of sensibility applied to their choice of vehicle, which was all over the board, including the Subaru Forester, Honda CR-V, Kia Sorento, Toyota Tacoma and Toyota Highlander.
If this is your ride, you probably voted for Hillary Clinton.
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Finally, if you just decided not to be defined, i.e. “none of the above,” Strategic Vision found you are probably behind the wheel of a Toyota Camry, Chevy Malibu, Chevy Silverado 1500, Nissan Sentra or Volkswagen Jetta.
Oddly, those same folks wanted vehicles that were powerful, elegant and pleasant: Not the typical adjectives applied to the vehicles in their “lane,” if you will.
One thing that Dems and ‘Publicans share: hatred. Automotive buyers hate both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with vigor. The good news for Hillary Clinton is that Democrats do not hate her as much as Republicans hate Donald Trump, the group found.
What is also amazing to see is the nearly complete hatred of Donald Trump by Democratic voters. They see Donald Trump not just as a complete failure as a potential candidate, but many respondents report that they hate him so much that they “must stop at nothing” to prevent him from getting into office, the group notes.
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Aside from the strong feelings each of the candidates generates, there’s been a shift during the years about what is a Democrat or a Republican, or more exactly, who. Respondents self-identifying as Democrats and Republicans are “leaving their parties in droves.”
Those departures correspond with a doubling of folks selecting the “None of the Above” option. Strategic Vision suggests that “our political system has truly left the hearts and minds of the voters.”
If you have no tie to any political party, well, this Honda CR-V is probably the vehicle for you.
Many respondents have stated, “[none of the parties] represent me anymore,” which could be considered strange since these are the candidates we elected in the primaries. As some might suggest, “We have the candidates we deserve, not the candidates we need.”
Not wanted to be left out of the politics and new vehicle trends polling, Autotrader found Democrats are more likely to consider a vehicle with autonomous features for their next purchase. Democrats like the idea of autonomous vehicles more: 46% are positive, compared with just 29% of Republicans.
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Additionally, 58% of Democrats think autonomous vehicles will make people better drivers while just 44% of Republicans agree. By extension, the fact that 44% of Democrats were more likely to be comfortable riding in an autonomous vehicle than just 29% of Republicans isn’t a big surprise.