The researchers checked for other factors that could explain the link between height and political preference, but income seemed to be the key variable. In fact, it was income and its effects on voting behavior and political leanings that were of interest to the researchers. In the U.S. alone, there are fiscal conservatives, social conservatives, limited-government conservatives, neocons and so on, as well as combinations of all of the above. The data used in the study came from the British Household Panel Survey, which involves about 10,000 adults in the U.K. and includes self-reported data about height, income, political beliefs and voting behavior. You can’t just assume that someone’s income or their height will be a perfect predictor of their political views.

Source: Huffington Post August 18, 2016 14:25 UTC