NamePolitics

Deb

sits left of most names

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
−0.47
More liberal than
81% of names
Measured from
2,027 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Deb 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.

Deb versus Deborah

People who go by Deb rather than Deborah sit 0.08 to the left of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.

Deb
liberalconservative
Deborah
liberalconservative

How does Deb 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.

Campaign donors, nationwide2,451 people
68% Democratic32% Republican

Federal contributions, 2016 to 2026. Donors skew older and wealthier than the country.

Other donor records point the same way. Among donors to 527 organisations, Deb is 93% Democratic where that pool averages 71%, across 301 people. Among Washington state and local donors, Deb is 60% Democratic where that pool averages 55%, across 141 people.

Related spellings

Where Deb leans differently

StateDemocratic share of donorsAgainst that state’s own donors
CA84%+1.05
MN66%+0.22
FL53%+0.62
MA85%+0.52
CO68%+0.43
WI77%+1.11
PA76%+0.97
MI62%+0.42

The right column compares Deb with other donors in the same state, so it is not just telling you which states are Democratic.

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