{"id":1458629,"date":"2024-02-22T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1458629"},"modified":"2024-02-22T00:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:20:00","slug":"how-do-democrats-republicans-feel-about-certain-us-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/how-do-democrats-republicans-feel-about-certain-us-industries\/1458629\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Democrats & Republicans Feel About Certain US Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Do Democrats & Republicans Feel About Certain US Industries<\/span><\/p>\n

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Much and more has been written, in the last decade particularly, about the U.S. political sphere becoming increasingly\u00a0polarized<\/a>. The two main parties – Democrats and Republicans – have clashed over how to run the economy, as well as on key social issues.<\/p>\n

Perhaps unsurprisingly then, Democrat and Republican voters are also divided on various U.S. industries<\/strong>, per a\u00a0YouGov poll<\/a>\u00a0conducted in 2022.<\/p>\n

Between November 7-9th of that year, the market research firm polled\u00a01,000 adult Americans<\/strong>, (sampled to represent prevailing demographic, racial, and political-party-affiliation trends in the country) on their opinions on 39 industries. They asked:<\/p>\n

\u201cGenerally speaking, do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following industry?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

– YOUGOV POLL.<\/em><\/p>\n

In this chart, Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao visualizes<\/a> the percentage with a favorable view of an industry minus those with unfavorable view, categorized by current voter status.<\/p>\n

A higher percentage means more Democrats or Republicans rated the industry as favorable, and vice-versa. Negative percentages mean more respondents responded unfavorably.<\/p>\n

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Democrats vs. Republicans on Industry Favorability<\/h2>\n

From a glance, it\u2019s immediately noticeable that quite a few industries have divided Democrats and Republics quite severely.<\/p>\n

For example, of the sampled Democrats, a net 45%, found\u00a0Higher Education<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cfavorable.\u201d This is compared to 0% on the Republican side, which means an equal number found the industry favorable and unfavorable.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full list of net favorable responses from Democrats and Republicans per industry.<\/p>\n

Industry
\n\t\t\tDemocrat Net
\n\t\t\tFavorability
\n\t\t\tRepublican Net
\n\t\t\tFavorability
\n\t\tAgriculture
\n\t\t\t44%
\n\t\t\t55%
\n\t\tTrucking
\n\t\t\t27%
\n\t\t\t55%
\n\t\tRestaurant
\n\t\t\t53%
\n\t\t\t54%
\n\t\tManufacturing
\n\t\t\t27%
\n\t\t\t53%
\n\t\tConstruction
\n\t\t\t23%
\n\t\t\t49%
\n\t\tDairy
\n\t\t\t45%
\n\t\t\t46%
\n\t\tHigher education
\n\t\t\t45%
\n\t\t\t0%
\n\t\tTechnology
\n\t\t\t44%
\n\t\t\t36%
\n\t\tFood manufacturing
\n\t\t\t15%
\n\t\t\t37%
\n\t\tTransportation
\n\t\t\t27%
\n\t\t\t37%
\n\t\tRailroad
\n\t\t\t37%
\n\t\t\t35%
\n\t\tMining
\n\t\t\t-3%
\n\t\t\t36%
\n\t\tAutomotive
\n\t\t\t19%
\n\t\t\t36%
\n\t\tGrocery
\n\t\t\t35%
\n\t\t\t22%
\n\t\tHotels
\n\t\t\t30%
\n\t\t\t35%
\n\t\tTextiles
\n\t\t\t24%
\n\t\t\t34%
\n\t\tEntertainment
\n\t\t\t34%
\n\t\t\t-17%
\n\t\tShipping
\n\t\t\t24%
\n\t\t\t33%
\n\t\tRetail
\n\t\t\t31%
\n\t\t\t31%
\n\t\tBook publishing
\n\t\t\t30%
\n\t\t\t29%
\n\t\tAlcohol
\n\t\t\t23%
\n\t\t\t16%
\n\t\tTelevision
\n\t\t\t22%
\n\t\t\t3%
\n\t\tWaste management
\n\t\t\t15%
\n\t\t\t22%
\n\t\tEducation services
\n\t\t\t21%
\n\t\t\t-16%
\n\t\tWireless carriers
\n\t\t\t19%
\n\t\t\t19%
\n\t\tBroadcasting
\n\t\t\t17%
\n\t\t\t-30%
\n\t\tNews media
\n\t\t\t17%
\n\t\t\t-57%
\n\t\tAirlines
\n\t\t\t11%
\n\t\t\t3%
\n\t\tOil and gas
\n\t\t\t-28%
\n\t\t\t7%
\n\t\tReal-estate
\n\t\t\t-2%
\n\t\t\t6%
\n\t\tUtilities
\n\t\t\t2%
\n\t\t\t6%
\n\t\tHealth care
\n\t\t\t3%
\n\t\t\t4%
\n\t\tFashion
\n\t\t\t4%
\n\t\t\t-6%
\n\t\tCable
\n\t\t\t-12%
\n\t\t\t3%
\n\t\tFinance
\n\t\t\t2%
\n\t\t\t-2%
\n\t\tProfessional sports
\n\t\t\t1%
\n\t\t\t-2%
\n\t\tInsurance
\n\t\t\t-12%
\n\t\t\t-14%
\n\t\tPharmaceutical
\n\t\t\t-18%
\n\t\t\t-14%
\n\t\tTobacco
\n\t\t\t-44%
\n\t\t\t-27%<\/p>\n

The other few immediately noticeable disparities in favorability include:<\/p>\n

Mining<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Oil and Gas<\/strong>, (more Republicans in favor),<\/p>\n

Entertainment<\/strong>,\u00a0Education Services<\/strong>, and\u00a0News Media<\/strong>\u00a0(more Democrats in favor).<\/p>\n

Tellingly, the larger social and political concerns at play are influencing Democrat and Republican opinions about these parts of the economy.<\/p>\n

For example\u00a0Pew Research<\/a>\u00a0pointed out Republicans are dissatisfied with\u00a0universities<\/strong>\u00a0for a number of reasons: worries about constraints on free speech, campus \u201cculture wars,\u201d and professors bringing their politics into the classroom.<\/p>\n

In contrast, Democrats\u2019 criticisms of higher education revolved around tuition costs and the quality of education offered.<\/p>\n

On a more recent note, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a big Harvard donor, pulled funding after criticizing universities for educating \u201cwhiny snowflakes.\u201d In October, donors to the University of Pennsylvania\u00a0withdrew their support<\/a>, upset with the university\u2019s response to the October 7th attacks and subsequent war in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the reasons for differences over\u00a0media<\/strong>\u00a0favorability are more obvious. Commentators say being \u201canti-media\u201d is now part of the larger Republican\u00a0leadership identity<\/a>, and in turn, is trickling down to their voters.\u00a0Pew Research<\/a>\u00a0also found that Republicans are less likely to trust the news if it comes from a \u201cmainstream\u201d source.<\/p>\n

But these are industries that are already adjacent to the larger political sphere. What about the others?<\/p>\n

U.S. Politics and the Climate Crisis<\/h2>\n

The disparity over how the\u00a0Oil & Gas<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mining<\/strong>\u00a0industries are viewed is a reflection, again, of American politics and the partisan divide around the climate crisis and whether there\u2019s a noticeable impact from human activity.<\/p>\n

Both industries contribute heavily to carbon emissions, and Democrat lawmakers have previously urged the Biden transition to start planning for the end of\u00a0fossil-fuel<\/a>\u00a0reliance.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former President Trump, for example, has previously called\u00a0global warming<\/a>\u00a0\u201ca hoax\u201d but later reversed course, clarifying that he didn\u2019t know if it was \u201cman-made.\u201d<\/p>\n

When removing the climate context, and related environmental degradation, both industries usually pay high wages and produce materials critical to many other parts of the economy, including the strategic metals needed for the energy transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 02\/21\/2024 – 19:20<\/span><\/p>\n

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