Election Day Food Trends Show Pizza, Margaritas and Junk Food Rule

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The Presidential race is still undecided, but we DO have one clear Election Day winner … and that’s the pizza industry!

According to GrubHub … 5 of its top 8 most popular items ordered Tuesday were pizzas, and another one was a pizza-adjacent appetizer — garlic knots with marinara.

The popular food delivery app tells TMZ its most popular food item — based on how much more it was ordered — was the soppressata piccante pizza. That menu item saw a whopping 202% increase compared to other Tuesdays in October.

Right behind that was Nutella pizza — which was 192% more popular — followed by the first non-pizza food … meatball sliders at 181%.

Rounding out the top 8 was burrata pizza, the aforementioned garlic knots, vegan cheese pizza, loaded curly fries and finally another pizza … Sicilian.

Every good meal needs a stiff drink, and a margarita on the rocks actually ranked right behind the burrata pizza as one of GrubHub’s most-ordered items … with a 144% increase in popularity. Impressive, but Tres de Noviembre just doesn’t roll off the tongue like Cinco de Mayo

Many folks opted for an even stiffer drink … as the old-fashioned cocktail also saw a 121% rise on Election Day. We’re guessing those were ordered late in the evening as the results started tightening up.

Those who had room after pizza and booze did order dessert — tiramisu orders spiked 181% during dinner hours.

Based on the ongoing ballot counting drama, we say … pass the margs, por favor!

Source: TMZ.com