article_snippet.sent: But research with twins suggests picking who to vote for in an election might have more to do with your genes than the policies of the parties.
article_snippet.sent: To put this to the test, the Department of Twin Research, which hosts the biggest adult twin registry in the UK, recently performed a poll of voting preferences.
article_snippet.sent: However, the study of twins found identical twins were more likely to vote the same way than the non-identical twins.
article_snippet.sent: Assuming the study of twins had similar upbringings and experiences through adulthood, this would suggest there is an underlying genetic influence for political alignment.
article_snippet.sent: Because twin studies adjust for culture and upbringing, twin studies are an ideal way to study political allegiances.
article_snippet.sent: the study of twins told the study of twins whether the study of twins intended to vote, what the study of twins political party of choice was, and provided the study of twins personal rating of the main party leaders.
article_snippet.sent: the study of twins found that voting Conservative, or not, is strongly influenced by genetics.
article_snippet.sent: That means the identical twins were more likely to vote the same way than the non-identical twins - suggesting an underlying genetic influence was stronger than environmental or random factors.
article_snippet.sent: Identical twins showed exactly the same level of disparity in preference for the Lib Dems as non-identical twins.
article_snippet.sent: A 2008 survey of 682 pairs of middle-aged twins from the Minnesota Twin Registry showed that self-reported political ideology and right-wing authoritarianism were consistently more similar in UK twins than fraternal twins.
highlights_snippet.sent: Study of twins in the UK found voting Conservative tends to run in families .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Study of twins in the UK suggests there may be an underlying genetic element to politics .