Millennials 'swipe right' for Hillary over Trump, says Tinder

The 'Swipe the Vote' poll showed that 57% of American users matched with Clinton and 43% matched with Trump

Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Nivedita Bhattacharjee | Tech in Asia
Last Updated : Nov 02 2016 | 6:29 PM IST
The US Presidential election is just a week away, and it looks like the world’s millennials have already picked their winner.
 
A Tinder survey of users aged between 18 to 34 across 16 countries showed they matched with Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, as they weighed in on issues like taxes, gun control, immigration, and education. That is, except in Russia, where 71% of users said they would vote for Trump – despite 76% of them matching with Clinton’s views on the issues.
 
The ‘Swipe the Vote’ poll surveyed users in the US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Spain, and the UK It went live on October 26.
 
57% of American users matched with Hillary Clinton and 43% matched with Donald Trump, based on the issues alone. 53% of people who polled in the United States said they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton, while 47% plan to vote for Donald Trump.
 
Globally, 80% of Tinder users matched with Hillary Clinton, and 20% matched with Donald Trump, based on the issues. 73% of users said they would vote for Clinton and 27% would vote for Trump.
This is an excerpt from Tech in Asia. You may read the orginial article here

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First Published: Nov 02 2016 | 6:19 PM IST

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