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Just in case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out this month.
Really. We’re serious.
In honor of the forthcoming flick, the folks at the Match dating website have crunched the numbers to determine which cities offer Star Wars fans the best chance to meet either males or females who can tell Alderaan from Tatooine.
Turns out that one place in Colorado scores very well in terms of folks mentioning Star Wars-related terms and even better when it comes to the number of female Star Wars fans.
It doesn’t do as well in terms of male Star Wars fans, though. Apparently, most of the Hans there aren’t currently Solo.
Count down the Match data for Star Wars mentions, plus the male and female lists, as well as random information about Star Wars fans in general, illustrated by photos from two Westword slide shows – THE BEST COSTUMES OF STARFEST 2013 and COMICS NERDS AND STAR WARS GEEKS GET IT ON AT BEASTIVAL 2.
Top 9 Cities who mention Star Wars related terms:
Number 9. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro
Number 8. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro
Number 7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro
Number 6. Madison, WI Metro
Number 5. Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metro
Number 4. Salt Lake City, UT Metro
Number 3. Colorado Springs, CO Metro
Number 2. Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro
Number 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro
Top 5 cities to date a male Star Wars fan:
Number 5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro
Number 4. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro
Number 3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro
Number 2. Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro
Number 1. Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metro
Top 5 cities to date a female Star Wars fan:
Number 5. Fresno, CA Metro
Number 4. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro
Number 3. Salt Lake City, UT Metro
Number 2. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro
Number 1. Colorado Springs, CO Metro
Star Wars fans vs. the general population on Match:
Better Educated
60% more likely to be BA Plus
Into Karate
Twice as likely to be into Karate as the average Match user
Computers, Creatives, and Civil Servants
3 times as likely to work in technology, 2.5 times as likely to work in a creative field, 2 times as likely to work in government
Liberal
2.7 times as likely to be liberal or very liberal
Not Into Organized Religion
2.2 times as likely to be atheist, agnostic, or spiritual but not religious
Star Wars vs. Star Trek Fans on Match
Education and Careers: Star Trek users are also better educated and make more money.
Politics: Star Trek users are more likely to hold more extreme political views both right and left, so less likely to be middle of the road.
Hobbies: Star Wars users are more likely to be into sports and less into gardening, politics, and religion.
