{"id":7068,"date":"2017-05-17T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/blog\/?p=7068"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:47:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:47:53","slug":"is-there-anything-liberals-conservatives-can-agree-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goodsearchcorp.com\/is-there-anything-liberals-conservatives-can-agree-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There Anything Liberals &#038; Conservatives Can Agree on?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s no denying that we\u2019re living in a politically divisive time. But are we so fractured as a nation that Republicans and Democrats can&#8217;t find <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">any<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> common ground? Well, take heart&#8230;there is one thing that seems to show some consensus. Where we shop online. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before you start expecting to see your fellow Americans gleefully joining hands and singing &#8220;Kum Ba Ya,&#8221; differences do still exist. But the similarities are definitely there. And, hey, in these contentious times, that\u2019s a step in the right direction!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some interesting observations from the research we ran, showing both similarities and differences, as well as some state-specific surprises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/infograph-top-merchants-05.png\" alt=\"INFOGRAPH-top-merchants-05\" width=\"1213\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.goodsearchcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/infograph-top-merchants-05.png 1213w, https:\/\/blog.goodsearchcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/infograph-top-merchants-05-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.goodsearchcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/infograph-top-merchants-05-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.goodsearchcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/infograph-top-merchants-05-1024x788.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Similarities:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The top three brands for shop are the same for Red and Blue states: Kohl\u2019s, Walmart, Target.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon is in the top five for both Red &amp; Blue States.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Target and Walmart are both a favorite in deep red and deep blue states.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Differences:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red states <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/blog\/conscious-consumer\/\">shop<\/a> travel sites more often than Blue states, with many Red states rating brands like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/coupons\/tripadvisor.com\">Tripadvisor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/coupons\/hotels.com\">Hotels.com,<\/a> Orbitz, Advantage Rent-a-Car in their top three.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red states seem to prefer DIY projects over Blue States, with brands like Home Depot, Lowe\u2019s and several arts &amp; crafts stores falling within their top three.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>State-specific surprises:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fact that Amazon is headquartered in Washington State, it\u2019s not in their top three picks. In fact, it doesn\u2019t even fall into the top 10! What are your guesses on that one? <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In California, See\u2019s Candies surprised us by making its way into the top three. OK, Californians, how much chocolate do you actually eat?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who would\u2019ve guessed that Utah rented so many cars? Both Advantage Rent-a-Car and Thrifty Car Rental are in their top three.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conclusion? Apparently we are not as divided as we might think. That\u2019s good news! Perhaps it even gives us an open pathway for greater understanding and unity in the future&#8230;even if it starts with, \u201cHey, where\u2019d you find those fabulous shoes!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #808080;\"><br \/>\nFeel free to embed the infographic on your own website with the code below:<\/span><br \/>\n<code>&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/gumdrop\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/infograph-top-merchants-05.png\" alt=\"Red and Blue States: Their Favorite Brands\" \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt; <\/code><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #808080;\"><br \/>\nArticle and infographic brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodshop.com\">Goodshop<\/a>, a coupon\/loyalty site that brings you the best deals from over 30,000 stores and donates to your favorite cause with every purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no denying that we\u2019re living in a politically divisive time. But are we so fractured as a nation that Republicans and Democrats can&#8217;t find any common ground? Well, take heart&#8230;there is one thing that seems to show some consensus. Where we shop online. Before you start expecting to see your fellow Americans gleefully joining [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":10843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Look at the infographic comparing liberals &amp; conservatives shop on online retail brands. 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