Posted on 08/14/2025 5:52:21 AM PDT by dennisw
Republicans are leading the charge against alcohol consumption in the US.
Across the US, drinking rates have plunged to their lowest level in 90 years.
Only 54 percent of adults said they had a drink last month, according to Gallup data.
That's the lowest level since the polling group began collecting the figures in 1939.
Only 46 percent of Republican voters reported having any alcohol in all of last year, a one third drop from 2023.
By comparison Democrat drinkers only decline by five percent in the same period.
'Americans' drinking habits are shifting amid the medical world's reappraisal of alcohol's health effects,' Gallup said of the findings.
'After decades of relative steadiness in the proportion of US adults who drink, [we have] documented three consecutive years of decline in the US drinking rate as research supporting the 'no amount of alcohol is safe' message mounts.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
However, key figures within the party and current administration have been clear about their sobriety and thoughts on alcohol.
Most notably President Trump has sworn off alcohol after the tragic death of his brother who died from alcoholism.
Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, the architect of the 'Make America Healthy Again' movement, has also been open about his sobriety.
Influential figures within the MAGA camp, such as Tucker Carlson, have also promoted abstinence.
Some researchers have suggested it could be part of a broader shift in demographic and voting patterns.
'Republicans made a big push in toss-up states [such as] Arizona and Pennsylvania in 2024 to register more Republicans, especially with far-right Christians, Mormons and Amish,' Mark Will-Weber, author of a book on US presidents' drinking habits, told the Financial Times.
'These religious groups abstain from alcohol.'
Is that enough to Carry the Nation?..................
“Republicans are leading the charge against alcohol consumption in the US.”
Written as if it’s a BAD thing.
Is that enough to Carry the Nation?..................
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Lol Good one.
If I was a dem I’d be drinking more and more...
Interesting that the decline of alcohol consumption generally corresponds with the legalization of cannabis.
Hmm. 🤔
I am not surprised that Republicans are “leading the charge against alcohol consumption”.
I see it as a money thing.
As conservatives (using “conservatives” as a verbal stand-in for “Republicans” to make the point) we are more likely to believe in self-sufficiency and fiscal responsibility.
We are less likely to go into hock to drink if it is going to affect our financial well being. When it costs $10-12 to buy a drink with dinner...we are less likely to do so, and partially because we likely go out to dinner less.
Why drink liquor when you can smoke pot legally?
Not sure but I’ll drink to this!
If I was a dem I’d be drinking more and more...
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For sure. I’d bet Hillary sure is.
More for me!
People drink when there is economic uncertainty and recession/depression.
Clearly Trump’s making America great relieves those tensions.
I’ve heard that the “yout” aren’t drinking much at all these days.
Think how much more people would drink if Kamala were president. The Dems would drink more because of her example. The Republicans would drink more because of her.
The WHUT?
I know it's not all about age--I have friends who drink just about every day. They still like the events where drinking is encouraged. It's just not for me.
The cause is Price... They have overpriced themselves right out of business. It is double over fair market price and folks are tired of being screwed by the industry price fixing.
or vape it, or consume it with "edibles", etc. Psychedelics are legal in many places as well. In addition, with the increase of illicit drugs such as methamphetamine, why bother with alcohol? The wino of the past is the meth-head of today.
So much for "'Americans' drinking habits are shifting amid the medical world's reappraisal of alcohol's health effects, Gallup said of the findings."
I’ll bet taking certain MEDS has something to do with it.
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