Political views of people who exercise regularly

[Tiger08]

Was thinking about this question. I know that a lot of the fittest cities in America are very blue and that many red rural areas have high obesity rates. However, I know a lot of Republicans view themselves as strong/tough and stereotype young urbanites as weak "snowflakes." What way do you think people who exercise frequently lean politically? Do people who focus on different types of fitness (Crossfitters vs triathletes vs yoga vs very basic weightlifting/cardio, etc) lean different ways politically?

[Orwell]

Well crossfitters tend to be younger so I guess that's a Leaning Democratic group, but they're also usually wealthier then your average tom dick or harry.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

There's probably a very dumb stereotype out there about Democrats doing cardio and Republicans lifting weights. I hope it's not true but I'm not optimistic. That said, it may well be that type of exercise counts. It also may be that weight-lifting is not associated with the same health outcomes as other forms of exercise.

Power lifting has had a white supremacist problem in the past.

One might expect that it differ by country. In Ukraine it was found that supporters of the Orange Revolution were more likely to be involved in civil society, whereas opponents were more likely to exercise regularly.

[HillGoose]

the only real correlation I personally know about this is that I'm sorta friends with one chick who is always at the gym more than anybody else I know and she's a super religious hardcore conservative sooooo....

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

Runners are liberals and weightlifters/bodybuilders are conservative. People who workout to be fit/healthy are liberal, while those who do to be strong and alpha are conservatives.

[John Dule]

There are ripped people on both sides.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I guess it depends on the exercise. I can see runners being more liberal/Democratic and weightlifters being more conservative/Republican. However, when it comes to dieting and healthy eating as part of exercise that demographic is almost assuredly on the left somewhere overall. Let's not forget about how Michelle Obama's initiative to improve the nutrition of school lunches somehow became a culture war issue.