U2 Second to Celine Dion
On the heels of our U2 Fan Survey results, come those of the Harris Poll’s America’s favorite singers/musicians. Although obviously geared towards a different demographic than ours, when it comes to the age and gender of U2 fans, it closely matches our results. I must admit to being surprised by the political affiliation of the majority of U2 fans in the Harris Poll. Whether or not it matches my beliefs, I still find it interesting. In our poll, over 60% said U2 has inspired them to join organizations, causes and campaigns. At the end of the day, that’s all that matters.
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Wow, I am really surprised. Based on U2 message boards, I would have thought that it would be liberal democrats all the way; but I’ve often wondered if they’re not the most numerous, but only the loudest and most opinionated, and that may well be the case.
Contrary to popular belief, conservatives are more likely to volunteer their time or give their charitable dollars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Brooks#Who_Really_Cares. Also, when you consider the highly spiritual and religious aspects of U2 it makes sense that more conservatives, who are much more religiously centered, are drawn to their music. Not bashing lib/dems at all, just pointing out the correlations.
“For Echo Boomers (those 18-33), Rascal Flatts is their favorite”
Ouch. Man, I am embarrassed for you 18-33 year olds!
…while straining not to be embarrassed by my fellow U2 fans’ “conservative” political self-assessment… (are we talkin’ Palin/Beck/Limbaugh?). I hate to say it, but Bono, it’s time for more preaching
I disagree that conservatives are more religious than liberals - more fundamental in their beliefs perhaps, but that goes against the grain of Bono’s public ideology. I think it’s probably more a question of age than anything else. As people get older (U2 is #1 for 35-45, which makes sense as the demographic which would have grown up listening to the band) they also tend to grow more conservative. If you polled these same people 15 or 20 years ago, it might have been a different story. If you look at their younger fans today, I bet it’s a different story.