综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

   

Music favorites influence US votes: Survey

(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-04-04 08:43

If you are male and a Led Zeppelin fan, chances are you may be leaning toward voting Republican in the US presidential election, according to a survey of rock radio fans released on Wednesday.

The Jacobs Media's Media/Technology Web Poll IV of more than 27,000 respondents cited stronger than expected interest in the November 2008 election among fans of rock, classic rock, and alternative radio stations.

It also found that John McCain, the Republican candidate for US president, was the top pick for the Oval Office for men and classic rock partisans - those people who tune in to stations playing music from the "original classic rock era" of 1964 to 1975, comprised of bands like Led Zeppelin, The Who and Pink Floyd.

Jacobs Media said the survey, conducted among 69 US rock-formatted stations in markets as diverse as Los Angeles and Knoxville to Buffalo, found 84 percent of the respondents planned to vote in the November election.

"People are clearly engaged by this election, even rockers. A lot of stations tend to shy away from politics because it is so polarizing, but this data suggests they'd better find a way to talk about politics this fall to keep listeners interested," said Fred Jacobs, president of Jacobs Media. He said the company threw the political questions in as an afterthought and was surprised by the results.

The survey was conducted in late February and early March.

About 30 percent of the respondents called themselves Democrats, while nearly 22 percent described their politics as Republican and 21 percent declared they were independents.

About 26 percent of the respondents either named a different party, preferred not to answer, or refused to categorize themselves.

The survey found women and fans of alternative radio, featuring 1980s and 1990s rock, tend to be Democratic, while men and classic rockers lean Republican.

Asked about their overall presidential preference, Democrat Barack Obama led the pack with 26 percent support among those planning on voting in the November election.

McCain ranked second with 22 percent and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton drew 18 percent.

There was also a fair share of write-in votes. Mickey Mouse ranked as the top presidential choice of 11 respondents, and singer Ted Nugent was written in by three members of the Rock sample.



Top World News  
Today's Top News  
Most Commented/Read Stories in 48 Hours
广水市| 平和县| 陇西县| 漳浦县| 新郑市| 江阴市| 临泉县| 延川县| 阳原县| 余江县| 贺兰县| 思南县| 政和县| 泽普县| 濮阳市| 和平区| 桂平市| 保亭| 大田县| 东方市| 桦南县| 宿松县| 钟祥市| 团风县| 怀远县| 南陵县| 博湖县| 武山县| 司法| 乐业县| 保亭| 永吉县| 元阳县| 怀仁县| 盘锦市| 肥城市| 峨山| 仪陇县| 湘西| 虎林市| 清镇市|