A fascinating graphic from
iProspect about the election compares the Facebook followers of Gov. Romney and Pres. Obama. This suggests, in tantalizing outline, a social portrait of the two groups.
Gov. Romney has 1.5 million followers on Facebook. Pres. Obama has 20.9 million.
The top activities listed by Gov. Romney's followers:
- Basketball
- Guns
- Gardening
- Football
- Church
- Quilting
The top activities listed by Pres. Obama's followers:
- Camping
- Meditation
- Stand-up Comedy
- Power Walking
- Playing Computer Games
- Jigsaw Puzzles
I wish they broke this down by the standard sociological categories of race, class, and gender, as well as age, but it does create a picture in the mind of the different "ideal type" voters for each candidate.
