People in red states buy less porn on Sundays

Benjamin Edelman has published a study on porn in The Journal of Economic Perspectives. The study found that

Those states that do consume the most porn tend to be more conservative and religious than states with lower levels of consumption...

The largest consumer of porn turns out to be Utah, voters of John McCain and family values. Maybe they buy it to burn it, so there's less for the rest of us.

In honor of our Lord and Personal Savior Jesus Christ, red staters do buy 1% less online porn on Sundays, though that number jumps back up the rest of the week. Go Jesus!

According to New Scientist

Residents of 27 states that passed laws banning gay marriages boasted 11% more porn subscribers than states that don't explicitly restrict gay marriage.

But it's probably straight porn, right?

Thanks, Dan Savage <3