Caryl
sits middle of the pack
- Score
- −0.32
- More liberal than
- 63% of names
- Measured from
- 843 contributors
That ranking compares Caryl with other names. The typical name scores −0.22, because people who donate to campaigns lean left as a group, so a name can sit left of zero and still be middle of the pack. The party splits below use a different yardstick again: each one is measured against an even fifty-fifty.
DIME contributor ideal points, 1979-2014. Negative is liberal, positive conservative.
How does Caryl compare with someone else's name?
Party, by population
Different groups of people, measured in different ways. They do not always agree, and the disagreement is usually the interesting part.
Federal contributions, 2016 to 2026. Donors skew older and wealthier than the country.
Party registration again, in a state with a very different mix of people. Florida and North Carolina agree on which way a name leans 88% of the time.
Related spellings
Where Caryl leans differently
| State | Democratic share of donors | Against that state’s own donors |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 76% | +0.53 |
| FL | 55% | +0.69 |
| NY | 79% | +0.42 |
| TX | 29% | −0.37 |
The right column compares Caryl with other donors in the same state, so it is not just telling you which states are Democratic.