I have never asked anyone how they voted until I decided whether or not we'd get along. I try not to ask AFTER that, either. I stopped being surprized years ago when my closest friend told me he was going to the polls and voting for the NDP (a left-of-center political party in Canada) because he'd always presented as sooo conservative on some issues. Go figger.

Much like religion. Basically, I am not interested in who is what religion or why initially, because I do not base a friendship on that kind of thing about a person. Good people are where ya find 'em.