Ed
sits right of most names
- Score
- +0.14
- More liberal than
- 15% of names
- Measured from
- 16,327 contributors
That ranking compares Ed 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.
Ed versus Edward
People who go by Ed rather than Edward sit 0.11 to the right of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.
How does Ed 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.
Other donor records point the same way. Among donors to 527 organisations, Ed is 68% Democratic where that pool averages 71%, across 989 people. Among Washington state and local donors, Ed is 49% Democratic where that pool averages 55%, across 541 people.
Where Ed leans differently
| State | Democratic share of donors | Against that state’s own donors |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 54% | −0.46 |
| TX | 25% | −0.61 |
| FL | 34% | −0.18 |
| NY | 61% | −0.45 |
| PA | 45% | −0.39 |
| NC | 38% | −0.51 |
| WA | 60% | −0.20 |
| GA | 30% | −0.46 |
The right column compares Ed with other donors in the same state, so it is not just telling you which states are Democratic.