NamePolitics

Hank

sits right of most names

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
+0.11
More liberal than
17% of names
Measured from
1,660 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Hank 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.

Hank versus Henry

People who go by Hank rather than Henry sit 0.06 to the right of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.

Hank
liberalconservative
Henry
liberalconservative

How does Hank 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, nationwide935 people
46% Democratic54% Republican

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

Related spellings

Where Hank leans differently

StateDemocratic share of donorsAgainst that state’s own donors
CA60%−0.22
TX24%−0.66
FL39%+0.04
NY67%−0.18
GA31%−0.39
NC46%−0.17
NJ32%−1.13
CO43%−0.60

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

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