Goodreads: Obama, Romney supporters read the same amount

President Obama's supporters are three times more likely to read Jonathan Franzen than Mitt Romney's are, according to Goodreads, the popular social reading site. 

Goodreads asked its users to share whom they plan to vote for in November and then dug into user history for trends. The results are interesting, though Goodreads did not check for voting status in the poll.

Both Obama and Romney supporters tend to read the same amount, according to Goodreads, but Obama supporters leave slightly harsher reviews, with Obama supporters typically averaging closer to a three-star rating and Romney's closer to four (out of five).

The average Romney fan gave Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged four stars, while the average Obama fan gave it three, the site reports. Atlas Shrugged is the 1957 Objectivist screed more closely associated with Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan. Ryan (R-Wis.), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, who has called Rand an influence on his work but later said his respect for her work has become more "urban legend" than fact.

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Goodreads calls itself the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world, with 11 million reported users on the static site, popular Facebook app and mobile version.

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