NamePolitics

Edie

sits middle of the pack

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
−0.25
More liberal than
54% of names
Measured from
584 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Edie 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 Edie 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, nationwide494 people
66% Democratic34% Republican

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

Related spellings

  • Edward
    liberalconservative
  • Eddie
    liberalconservative
  • Ned
    liberalconservative

Where Edie leans differently

StateDemocratic share of donorsAgainst that state’s own donors
CA81%+0.86
TX50%+0.50
NY82%+0.60

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

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