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John Crudele

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Republicans more likely to make pricey impulse purchases

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John Crudele
Published Feb. 8, 2017, 10:29 p.m. ET

How happy were Republicans after the election of Donald Trump? Jubilant, at least if measured by their purchases.

According to CreditCards.com, four times as many Republicans made impulse purchases of $1,000 or more during this past holiday season than Democrats.

That’s 8 percent of the Republicans surveyed compared to just 2 percent of the Democrats.

Republicans usually are the bigger spenders anyway — okay, they are probably richer too. CreditCards.com says that 25 percent of Republicans admit to making $1,000+ impulse purchases during their lifetime. That’s 10 percentage points higher than the poor Dems.

Overall three in four Americans say they impulse-bought something this holiday season.