{"id":2383803,"date":"2024-12-26T14:33:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-surveyed-female-dems-and-republicans-about-affairs-and-cheating-the-difference-is-worse-than-youd-expect\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:35:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:35:29","slug":"they-surveyed-female-dems-and-republicans-about-affairs-and-cheating-the-difference-is-worse-than-youd-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-surveyed-female-dems-and-republicans-about-affairs-and-cheating-the-difference-is-worse-than-youd-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"They Surveyed Female Dems and Republicans About Affairs and Cheating &#8211; The Difference Is Worse Than You&#8217;d Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthey-surveyed-female-dems-and-republicans-about-affairs-and-cheating-the-difference-is-worse-than-youd-expect%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A\u2062 recent analysis by the American Enterprise Institute\u2063 highlights\u200d a significant divide in attitudes toward\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-declines-to-prosecute-its-own-lawyer-for-alleged-sex-crime-and-lying-to-investigators\/\" title=\"DOJ Declines To Prosecute Its Own Lawyer For Alleged Sex Crime And Lying To Investigators\">extramarital affairs<\/a> between Democrats and Republicans. The study \u2063indicates that as of 2022, approximately 80% of Republicans beleive extramarital affairs \u200dare &#8220;always wrong,&#8221; a \u200dfigure that has remained \u2064stable for over two decades. In \u200dcontrast, only about 55% of Democrats hold the same view, a noticeable decline \u2062from nearly 80% \u200dprior to 2014. This\u2063 shift\u200b coincides with cultural changes \u2063referred to\u200b as the &#8220;Great Awokening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The divide is particularly pronounced among \u2064different \u2062demographic groups, with less than 50% of secular Democratic women considering extramarital sex to be wrong, compared to over 90% of religious Republican women. Additionally, the study found that 18%\u2064 of married Democratic men reported having\u2062 cheated on \u200ctheir\u2062 spouses, compared to 13% of\u200d their Republican \u200bcounterparts, with 81% of Republican men regarding extramarital sex as &#8220;always wrong,&#8221; compared to 53% of Democratic men.<\/p>\n<p>The findings suggest that shifts\u200c in cultural values among Democrats, especially\u200b since 2014, have impacted their commitment to marriage and family. Conversely, the data presents a \u2062counter-narrative regarding religious conservative men, who are depicted as more likely to maintain family stability, challenging\u2062 prevailing stereotypes about their behavior. \u200bthe\u200c analysis points to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-star-learns-punishment-for-on-court-tantrum\/\" title=\"NBA Player Faces Consequences for On-Court Outburst\">broader cultural implications<\/a> regarding \u200dmarriage and fidelity\u200d in contemporary society.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is a massive infidelity divide between Democrats and Republicans, with the former far more likely to support unfaithfulness in marriage, both in word and deed, than the latter.<\/p>\n<p>A revealing new analysis from the American Enterprise Institute showed that the  of Republicans who say having an extramarital affair is &ldquo;always wrong&rdquo; sits around 80 percent as of 2022 &mdash; and has for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<p>The  of Democrats agreeing that extramarital affairs is &ldquo;always wrong&rdquo; used to sit at just under 80 percent; however, it started taking a dip around 2014 and now sits around 55 percent, as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BradWilcoxIFS\/status\/1872062686382686569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlighted<\/a> Wednesday by American Enterprise Institute fellow Brad Wilcox.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Articles like this help explain why support for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">classic fidelity norm<\/a> in marriage has tanked among Ds since the &ldquo;Great Awokening&rdquo; (@ 2014) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7JpbhCfbE\">https:\/\/t.co\/K7JpbhCfbE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ts0dfiuRKP\">pic.twitter.com\/ts0dfiuRKP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradWilcoxIFS\/status\/1872062686382686569?\">December 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The divide is particularly clear when religion is added to the equation. Wilcox <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BradWilcoxIFS\/status\/1872062864745464133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that the  of secular Democratic women who say extramarital sex is &ldquo;always wrong&rdquo; is below 50 percent, while the  of religious Republican women who say the same is above 90 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Especially among more secular Ds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GKDQvCSkTW\">pic.twitter.com\/GKDQvCSkTW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradWilcoxIFS\/status\/1872062864745464133?\">December 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The data are equally shocking with respect to men.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aei.org\/op-eds\/which-men-cheat-least-republican-husbands-especially-religious-wife-guys\/?mkt_tok=NDc1LVBCUS05NzEAAAGXfcQ3cN8lkbLWQU8BWWR54RQBUrMMaljxqyXyDRnzedZ8ethMgKBBEhfac0Jyi4VkrV5fnr1lMaYv0izPn39uUhUJiVkQys075OyjTCG5l2vZjYP4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinion piece<\/a> co-authored by Wilcox, who is also a fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, showed that the  of Republican men who see extramarital sex as &ldquo;always wrong&rdquo; is 81 percent, versus 53 percent of Democratic men who agree.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic men are more likely to act on those beliefs: 18 percent of Democratic men who have been married have cheated on their spouses, while 13 percent of Republican men said the same.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It turns out that Republican husbands, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-restaurant-owners-refuse-back-lgbt-mob-comes-wedding-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religious ones<\/a>, are less likely to cheat on their wives than Democratic husbands,&rdquo; Wilcox wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republican ever-married men are less likely to report having strayed,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Democratic husbands are more likely to indicate they have had extramarital sex than Republican husbands.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of implications from this stark divide.<\/p>\n<p>For one, something happened to Democrats around 2014 that completely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/writer-feminist-website-says-marriage-ruined-third-wheel-joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obliterated<\/a> many of their professed commitments to marriage and family.<\/p>\n<p>That was around the time in which the &ldquo;Great Awokening&rdquo; started in our culture and institutions. The implications of this cultural Marxist insurgence appear to extend far beyond views of relations among different racial groups to impact even relations between wives and husbands.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lgbt-activism-ropes-no-one-wants-join-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender phenomenon<\/a> gained mainstream traction around that time. If even male and female are fluid categories in the minds of many Democrats, then how could their commitment to the marriage covenant, which is built on those realities, remain solid?<\/p>\n<p>For another, the data also dispel the notion that religious conservative men are the villains in our culture.<\/p>\n<p>While there are plenty of Republican men who shamefully cheat on their spouses, the religious ones are far more likely than any other group of men to stay with their wives and build intact families, which are the bedrock of our society.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the group which is most likely to foster stability in our culture are the ones singled out for condemnation by our elites in the media, the universities, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe they should check their facts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A recent analysis by the American Enterprise Institute revealed that approximately 80% of Republicans believe extramarital affairs are &#8220;always wrong,&#8221; a consistent figure for over two decades. In contrast, the percentage of Democrats who hold this belief has dropped from nearly 80% to around 55% since 2014, as noted by AEI fellow Brad Wilcox. This decline in support for traditional fidelity norms among Democrats coincides with cultural shifts known as the &#8220;Great Awokening.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The divide becomes even more pronounced when considering religious beliefs; less than 50% of secular Democratic women view extramarital sex as &#8220;always wrong,&#8221; while over 90% of religious Republican women do. The trend is similar among men: about 81% of Republican men see extramarital sex as unacceptable compared to only 53% of Democratic men. Furthermore, cheating rates are higher among married Democratic men (18%) than their Republican counterparts (13%). <\/p>\n<p>This stark contrast suggests that something shifted within the Democratic party around 2014 that undermined their commitments to marriage and family values, possibly linked to broader cultural changes including discussions around gender fluidity. Additionally, it challenges the stereotype that religious conservative men are primarily responsible for infidelity; rather, they tend to be more committed to maintaining stable families compared to other groups often criticized by media and academia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2383804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marriage-Survey.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[10077,13790,43963,44606,36162],"class_list":["post-2383803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-affairs","tag-cheating","tag-female-voters","tag-political-differences","tag-survey-results"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Marriage-Survey.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383807,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383803\/revisions\/2383807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}