Grindr users back Bernie Sanders for president 'LGBTQ voters reject simplistic "identity politics"

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Survey: Grindr users back Bernie Sanders for president
'LGBTQ voters reject simplistic "identity politics" and vote on much broader issues'


51% of Grindr users chose Bernie Sanders for the Democrat nomination

24 September 2015
by Darren Wee

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Users of the gay hookup app are ‘highly engaged’ in both national and local politics, according to a new poll.

Of the 1,718 respondents, 76% say they vote in both general and presidential elections, with 64% indicating that ‘culture wars’ over LGBTI issues motivate them to vote in non-presidential elections.

More than half identified as Democrat (51%), among whom Bernie Sanders edged out Hillary Clinton 38% to 35% for the nomination.

Only 15% identifited as Republican with Donald Trump comfortably ahead of the other hopefuls with 21% of the vote. John Kasich and Jeb Bush followed next each with 7%, while Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina were both at the 5%, with the 10 others in the crowded field trailing behind.

‘LGBTQ voters reject simplistic “identity politics” and vote on much broader issues affecting them AND their fellow Americans,’ Grindr’s blog noted.

Half of all Grindr voters chose the economy as the ‘biggest issue’ facing America today. Other leading issues included immigration (10.3%) and healthcare (9.8%); while ‘minority rights’ outpolled ‘LGBT rights’ 9% to 3%, suggesting users take a holistic view of rights issues.

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http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/survey-grindr-users-back-bernie-sanders-for-president

This is who Grindr users want to be President

Nick Duffy
23rd September 2015, 7:32 PM


Grindr users no longer back Hillary

Users of gay hook-up app Grindr users have backed a candidate to be the next US President – and it’s not Hillary Clinton.

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As her lead with the public at large ebbs away, the politician has also been edged out in the app’s latest poll of 1,718 users across the US.

Of the app’s user sample – which is larger than some actual polls – just over half identified as Democrats, 19 percent as Independents, and 15 percent Republicans.

Clinton received the backing of just 35 percent of Democratic Grindr users, pipped by Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, on 38 percent.



Sanders took the largest share of the app’s users of any candidate from any party.

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Overall, users of the app were incredibly engaged in politics, with an astonishing 76% saying they vote in both general and presidential elections.

Just 3% of users believe LGBT rights is the most important issue, however – with the economy, immigration and healthcare ranked as far more important.

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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/09/23/this-is-who-grindr-users-want-to-be-president/