Voters Make Better Lovers
OkCupid data reveals how politics are part of your dating life (and can actually make it better)
Practicing your right to vote is the biggest turn-on to OkCupid singles today. It’s no surprise that, during one of the most contentious fights for the presidency in history (and during a pandemic, no less), politics matter more to daters than ever before. That’s why we released the first-ever Voter 2020 profile badge (get it here) so registered voters can find the love they deserve — AND the OkCupid Voter 2020 Report so you can learn all about why voters make better lovers. Check it out below!
How OkCupid daters in each state feel about the major issues
Alabama
- 90% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 93% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 62% are concerned about climate change
- 52% say the US needs stricter gun control
Alaska
- 85% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 91% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 71% are concerned about climate change
- 50% say the US needs stricter gun control
Arizona
- 91% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 74% are concerned about climate change
- 60% say the US needs stricter gun control
Arkansas
- 89% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 92% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 63% are concerned about climate change
- 48% say the US needs stricter gun control
California
- 94% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 84% are concerned about climate change
- 77% say the US needs stricter gun control
Colorado
- 85% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 83% are concerned about climate change
- 69% say the US needs stricter gun control
Connecticut
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 82% are concerned about climate change
- 74% say the US needs stricter gun control
Delaware
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 77% are concerned about climate change
- 70% say the US needs stricter gun control
Florida
- 90% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 75% are concerned about climate change
- 65% say the US needs stricter gun control
Georgia
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 73% are concerned about climate change
- 66% say the US needs stricter gun control
Hawaii
- 91% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 81% are concerned about climate change
- 70% say the US needs stricter gun control
Idaho
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 94% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 68% are concerned about climate change
- 44% say the US needs stricter gun control
Illinois
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 82% are concerned about climate change
- 76% say the US needs stricter gun control
Indiana
- 91% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 94% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 72% are concerned about climate change
- 58% say the US needs stricter gun control
Iowa
- 90% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 73% are concerned about climate change
- 59% say the US needs stricter gun control
Kansas
- 94% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 71% are concerned about climate change
- 56% say the US needs stricter gun control
Kentucky
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 94% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 70% are concerned about climate change
- 57% say the US needs stricter gun control
Louisiana
- 90% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 93% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 66% are concerned about climate change
- 57% say the US needs stricter gun control
Maine
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 82% are concerned about climate change
- 67% say the US needs stricter gun control
Maryland
- 95% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 84% are concerned about climate change
- 78% say the US needs stricter gun control
Massachusetts
- 95% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 98% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 87% are concerned about climate change
- 82% say the US needs stricter gun control
Michigan
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 77% are concerned about climate change
- 64% say the US needs stricter gun control
Minnesota
- 95% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 82% are concerned about climate change
- 73% say the US needs stricter gun control
Mississippi
- 84% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 92% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 56% are concerned about climate change
- 47% say the US needs stricter gun control
Missouri
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 73% are concerned about climate change
- 60% say the US needs stricter gun control
Montana
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 92% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 70% are concerned about climate change
- 44% say the US needs stricter gun control
Nebraska
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 74% are concerned about climate change
- 58% say the US needs stricter gun control
Nevada
- 91% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 74% are concerned about climate change
- 61% say the US needs stricter gun control
New Hampshire
- 94% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 79% are concerned about climate change
- 64% say the US needs stricter gun control
New Jersey
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 81% are concerned about climate change
- 78% say the US needs stricter gun control
New Mexico
- 94% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 78% are concerned about climate change
- 61% say the US needs stricter gun control
New York
- 94% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 86% are concerned about climate change
- 83% say the US needs stricter gun control
North Carolina
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 77% are concerned about climate change
- 66% say the US needs stricter gun control
North Dakota
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 91% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 61% are concerned about climate change
- 44% say the US needs stricter gun control
Ohio
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 73% are concerned about climate change
- 63% say the US needs stricter gun control
Oklahoma
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 92% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 62% are concerned about climate change
- 46% say the US needs stricter gun control
Oregon
- 97% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 98% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 88% are concerned about climate change
- 76% say the US needs stricter gun control
Pennsylvania
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 78% are concerned about climate change
- 70% say the US needs stricter gun control
Rhode Island
- 94% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 84% are concerned about climate change
- 76% say the US needs stricter gun control
South Carolina
- 89% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 94% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 67% are concerned about climate change
- 57% say the US needs stricter gun control
South Dakota
- 85% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 94% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 67% are concerned about climate change
- 47% say the US needs stricter gun control
Tennessee
- 91% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 94% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 69% are concerned about climate change
- 57% say the US needs stricter gun control
Texas
- 91% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 95% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 73% are concerned about climate change
- 63% say the US needs stricter gun control
Utah
- 94% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 76% are concerned about climate change
- 59% say the US needs stricter gun control
Vermont
- 95% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 88% are concerned about climate change
- 75% say the US needs stricter gun control
Virginia
- 93% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 80% are concerned about climate change
- 69% say the US needs stricter gun control
Washington
- 95% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 86% are concerned about climate change
- 74% say the US needs stricter gun control
Washington, D.C.
- 96% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 98% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 92% are concerned about climate change
- 91% say the US needs stricter gun control
West Virginia
- 89% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 97% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 65% are concerned about climate change
- 48% say the US needs stricter gun control
Wisconsin
- 92% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 96% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 78% are concerned about climate change
- 66% say the US needs stricter gun control
Wyoming
- 89% of respondents feel there needs to be prison reform in the US
- 91% say that families should not be separated at the US border
- 62% are concerned about climate change
- 35% say the US needs stricter gun control
How voting and politics can help your dating life
Registered voters on OkCupid are:
- 85% more likely to get a message than those who are not registered
- 12% more likely to initiate a conversation themselves
- 63% more likely to get a match
And 50% of OkCupid users marked the question ‘Are you registered to vote?’ as important to them when finding a match.
Registered voters on OkCupid by generation and gender:
- 83% of Gen Z are registered to vote
- 90% of millennials
- 93% of Gen X
- 95% of Baby Boomers
- 91% of women
- 89% of men
Registered voters are more likely to:
- See compassion as a sign of strength
- Rate their self confidence as higher than average
- Not consider jealousy in a relationship healthy
- Find intelligence sexier than looks
- Think foreplay is necessary for good sex
- Be open with their feelings more often
- Like the taste of beer
- Enjoy discussing politics
And 76% of OkCupid respondents say how their date leans politically is very important.
How OkCupid daters feel about the election & how they’re voting
In response to the question ‘How are you feeling about the 2020 election?’
- 33% of respondents said ‘Unsure about how I feel’
- 31% said ‘I’m still devastated about the 2016 election’
- 24% said ‘Hopeful about the candidates’
- 12% said ‘Ready for 4 more years of Trump’
In response to ‘Voting from home’:
- 65% of respondents said ‘It makes voting accessible and safe’
- 10% said ‘It increases the risk of fraud’
- 21% said ‘Both of the above’
- 4% said ‘Neither of the above’
In response to ‘How will you vote in the 2020 presidential election?’ by generation and gender:
- 55% of Gen Z respondents said ‘Democrat’
- 11% said ‘Republican’
- 23% said ‘I honestly don’t know’
- 11% said ‘I won’t vote’
- 67% of Millennial respondents said ‘Democrat’
- 9% said ‘Republican’
- 16% said ‘I honestly don’t know’
- 8% said ‘I won’t vote’
- 62% of Gen X respondents said ‘Democrat’
- 17% said ‘Republican’
- 15% said ‘I honestly don’t know’
- 6% said ‘I won’t vote’
- 59% of Baby Boomer respondents said ‘Democrat’
- 23% said ‘Republican’
- 14% said ‘I honestly don’t know’
- 4% said ‘I won’t vote’
Voters make better lovers. Find a fellow voter on OkCupid today.
Voters Make Better Lovers was originally published in The OkCupid Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
