Pink hair and red herrings: viral quiz invites you to guess politicians’ stripes from their photos
Summary
A viral online game called "Guess the Party" invites people to look at photos of election candidates and guess which political party they belong to. The game shows it is often hard to tell a candidate’s party just by their appearance, with some parties easier to guess than others.Key Facts
- The game was created by Sam Hamill-Stewart using candidate photos from Democracy Club.
- Over 3.9 million guesses were made by about 134,000 players by the end of the election day.
- Green Party candidates were guessed correctly 37.5% of the time, Reform candidates 35.4%, and Liberal Democrats only 15.2%.
- Some candidates, like Jacky Carr (Green) and Alan John Outlaw (Reform), were guessed correctly by over 80% of players.
- Many candidates did not match common stereotypes, making it difficult to guess their party.
- Colorful hair, such as pink, red, or purple, often led to incorrect guesses, with candidates from different parties being mistaken for Greens.
- The game highlights the limits of judging political affiliation based on appearance alone.
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