A new poll is out that I found quite interesting….   and, frankly, not all that surprising.

Utah is the number one consumer of online porn (nearly 6 out of 1,000 broadband subscribers)… though they tend to buy less of it on Sunday.   Keeping the sabbath holy, I guess…   LOL….

A few other tibits from the poll: 

• Residents of 27 states that passed laws banning gay marriages boasted 11% more porn subscribers than states that don’t explicitly restrict gay marriage.
• 8 of Top 10 Porn-Consuming States Voted Republican in 2008 Presidential Election
• 6 out of the lowest 10 favoured Barack Obama
• States that consume the most porn tend to be more conservative and religious than states with lower levels of porn consumption
• States who’s residents agreed with the statements “I have old-fashioned values about family and and marriage” and/or “AIDS might be God’s punishiment for immoral behavior” also had higher rates of consumption that those who didn’t agree with those statements.

Pretty interesting, huh?

Any theories as to why this may be the case? (I think it probably has to do with repression and something being taboo makes it more appealing…. )

You can read the study/poll here.