New Global Survey from Luxy Shows How Daters Feel About U.S. Politics

A new survey from dating app Luxy found that American online daters differ from daters in other countries in terms of how they feel about current political leaders and whether or not they want to talk about politics on dating apps.

According to Luxy, which markets itself to elite and affluent daters, 54% of American online daters surveyed said they would talk about politics on a dating app, compared to only 36% of respondents from other countries. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed from outside the U.S. said they never discuss politics on a dating app.

To understand how online daters are faring in the midst of the many crises happening right now, including the coronavirus, the protests, and the economic recession, Luxy asked users both in the U.S. and outside the U.S. how they feel about 2020 so far. Luxy found that 40% of Americans are finding this year to be “extremely bad” or “quite hard,” compared to only 23% of those surveyed from other countries.

When respondents were asked about who was responsible for the “bad situation” in the U.S., particularly concerning the wide spread of coronavirus and how it’s impacted meeting people in person, the majority of U.S. respondents (32%) laid blame on local and state governments, rather than the federal government (11%). However, when specifically asked about President Trump, 20% blamed him for the current situation. Sixteen percent of respondents said it was due to the virus and 9% said it was due to the U.S. people themselves.

When respondents from outside the U.S. were asked about the rising COVID cases and protests in the U.S., the majority (44%) blamed it on Trump, and 21% blamed it on the federal government. Only 26% blamed it on local political leaders in the U.S.

Since 2020 is a Presidential election year, Luxy also asked respondents in the U.S. who they wanted to see become President. The majority – 40% - would like to see Joe Biden become President, whereas only 20% of respondents would vote for Donald Trump. Thirty-one percent of respondents however, remain undecided.

Among respondents outside the U.S., 49% would like to see Joe Biden become President, compared to only 19% who would like to see Trump remain in office. A significant portion of respondents - 32 percent - said they don’t care.

There were 1,051 U.S. participants in the study and of these, 69% identified as female. Of the 812 participants from other countries including the U.K., France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Russia, China and Australia among others, 52% identified as female. Respondents ranged in age from 18 to over 60.