Deb
sits left of most names
- Score
- −0.47
- More liberal than
- 81% of names
- Measured from
- 2,027 contributors
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.
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.
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
| State | Democratic share of donors | Against that state’s own donors |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 84% | +1.05 |
| MN | 66% | +0.22 |
| FL | 53% | +0.62 |
| MA | 85% | +0.52 |
| CO | 68% | +0.43 |
| WI | 77% | +1.11 |
| PA | 76% | +0.97 |
| MI | 62% | +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.