September 25,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, there is new data about how politics cause family drama – and where Americans get their political news.
Ten percent of Americans said every event is complicated by political differences; while a chilled-out minority – three percent – said they didn’t think any were.
More than half (54 percent) of Millennials voted Christmas/Hannukah as the tensest social event due to political differences, nearly half (49 percent) said it was Thanksgiving and 47 percent said 4th of July, while their parents’ generation felt cocktails parties (38 percent) invited the most unpleasant discussions about politics.
The current political race is pitting generation against generation:
- 20% of millennials say parents cause them grief
- 20% of Gen Xers admit to disagreeing with their in-laws the most in politics
- 20% of Baby Boomers say they fight most with their siblings due to political differences
Couples are in jeopardy too: one in four Americans say their significant other is supporting the “other” candidate.
Across age demographics, Americans voted CNN and Fox News as their favorite news sources when it comes to politics
As for most trusted political influencers, Americans said they read/listen to Bill O’Reilly the most for a conservative point of view (28 percent) and Anderson Cooper for a liberal point of view (45 percent).
The least popular? Americans rank Anna Navaro and Peter Wehner (both at .1%) as the lest watched conservative influencers and Sally Kohn and Kristen Powers (both at .1%) as the least popular liberal influencers.
This data comes from a new app called Contempo, which has a proprietary algorithm which analyzes the social media sentiment of liberal and conservative political influencers to show what’s actually trending on both sides. The app provides a quick snapshot of the political news landscape to inform and empower Americans during this election—and with an in-app browser to bring users back to the stories’ original homepage, it’s the perfect tool for on the go news.
Contempo is the first app from Aleya Labs, the company helmed by former Microsoft veteran, Sal Arora
Contempo can help. The app features a full integration with Rock the Vote, giving users the ability to register to vote, check polling locations, and check their registration status, without leaving the app.
Contempo is a free app and can be downloaded via the App Store.