The results of a survey that asked how far out your empathy extends (just yourself, your immediate family, extended family, neighbors, etc.). The survey found that self-identified conservatives' empathy does not extend as far as liberals'.

When it came out there was a meme in far-right circles that misinterpreted the higher *density of people* saying "my empathy extends to animals and plants 'n' such" meant liberal people were saying that their empathy for plants was higher for plants than for their family.