In my second internet survey done with 100% original data, I surveyed 1020 registered voters (no unregistered in this one) and asked them about their automobile preferences. The results ended up being much more definitive than I imagined, with some clear trends in the answers.

          First, I asked about whether people drove a foreign or domestic car. Here are the results according to party affiliation:

          A trend is noticeable in which Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats and Independents to drive a domestic car, while Democrats and Independents are more likely to drive foreign automobiles.

          By education, automobile preference looks like this:

          Those currently in college or with college degrees are quite significantly more likely than those who are not or never have been in college to own a foreign automobile. In fact, those with college experience are more than 35% more likely than those without to own a foreign car.

          Lastly, we looked at car preference according to where people live:

          As it becomes clear by looking at the above chart, those living in rural areas are significantly more likely than those living in cities and suburbs to own domestic cars. Those in suburbs are most likely to own foreign cars.

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