ACC Loyalty Poll: the Political Breakdown

UNC and Duke's iconic basketball coaches, Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski, are both known for their strong political views.

It turns out their views may reflect those of their fans bases as well.

Our ACC loyalty poll shows that UNC has the largest percentage of fans who identify themselves as Democrats in the Triangle while Duke has the largest percentage of fans who identify themselves as Republicans.

Here are the numbers:

UNC

Democratic 58
Republican 25
Other 18

Duke

Democratic 45
Republican 40
Other 15

State

Democratic 46
Republican 36
Other 19

A statewide poll earlier this year also showed UNC fans to be the most Democratic and Duke fans to be the most Republican:

UNC

Democratic 49
Republican 33
Other 18

Duke

Republican 44
Democratic 37
Other 19

NC State

Democratic 43
Republican 38
Other 19

Full results of this week's poll here.