NamePolitics

Liz

sits left of most names

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
−0.52
More liberal than
85% of names
Measured from
2,867 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Liz 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.

Liz versus Elizabeth

People who go by Liz rather than Elizabeth sit 0.17 to the left of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.

Liz
liberalconservative
Elizabeth
liberalconservative

How does Liz 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, nationwide3,446 people
77% Democratic23% Republican

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

Registered voters, Florida608 people
62% Democratic38% Republican

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, Liz is 93% Democratic where that pool averages 71%, across 517 people. Among Washington state and local donors, Liz is 70% Democratic where that pool averages 55%, across 244 people.

Related spellings

Where Liz leans differently

StateDemocratic share of donorsAgainst that state’s own donors
CA81%+0.85
TX59%+0.88
NY92%+1.50
WA85%+1.11
FL59%+0.83
MA96%+2.05
IL88%+1.54
VA74%+0.87

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

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