Party Polarization Quiz

[Savonarola]

From the New York Times:

Quiz: Let Us Predict Whether
You're a Democrat or a Republican
By Sahil Chinoy
AUG. 8, 2019


Tell us a few details about you and we'll guess which political party you belong to. It shouldn't be that simple, right? We're all complex people with a multiplicity of identities and values. But the reality is that in America today, how you answer a handful of questions is very likely to determine how you vote.

This quiz, based on recent surveys with more than 140,000 responses, presents a series of yes-or-no questions to predict whether someone is more likely to identify as a Democrat or a Republican. It captures divisions that should make you worried about the future of American democracy.

Quiz and the rest of the article

I got +29 Republican; I self identify as an independent. 

[Syt]

+48 Democrat

[The Brain]

My unquenchable masculinity pushed me into Republican territory.

I'm not a Republican.

[Valmy]

+48 Democrat

+46 Republican. Whatever that means.

[Syt]

I'm guessing the higher the result, the bigger the likelihood of being either D or R. The only things that moved me towards R were being a straight white male.

[Valmy]

I'm guessing the higher the result, the bigger the likelihood of being either D or R. The only things that moved me towards R were being a straight white male.

Actually in US political terms that is what we use to talk about margins of victory in elections now that I think about it. That a district usually votes +12 R or whatever.

So I guess that means if I was in a Congressional District of just my peers we would vote for the Republican by a 46% margin.

[ulmont]

+48 Democrat

Same here, which is about right.

+46 Republican. Whatever that means.

It means you're a straight white male Catholic who thinks religion is important, is 40+ and has never been in a union.  More seriously, it means (if I did the math correctly in my head) that people with that demography have about a 71% chance of being republican, or about 46 points higher than the 48%-52% base split (71%-29% instead of 48%-52%).

[Agelastus]

+19R.

[Valmy]

I am Catholic? That would have made my Grandmother so happy. RIP Grandma.

Yeah I think the reason I am 90%+ more Republican than you and Syt is because I said religion is important to me. Or both of you have been in Unions.

[The Brain]

I am Catholic? That would have made my Grandmother so happy. RIP Grandma.

A miracle. Surely now you will cease your revolutionary nonsense?

[Duque de Bragança]

+2 Democrat Unless I say that I am Hispanic/Latin then it's +48 Democrat 

[Valmy]

+2 Democrat Unless I say that I am Hispanic/Latin then it's +48 Democrat 

I think you would.

I only wish the Hispanic/Latinos were that Democratic here in Texas. They are about +10 or so Democrat in most elections.

[katmai]

+62 Democratic

[Caliga]

+48 Democrat

[ulmont]

I am Catholic? That would have made my Grandmother so happy. RIP Grandma.

Yeah I think the reason I am 90%+ more Republican than you and Syt is because I said religion is important to me. Or both of you have been in Unions.

It's the religion.  You get totally different questions after that but you're almost guaranteed to be on the Democratic side after that question.