NamePolitics

Mat

sits right of most names

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
+0.03
More liberal than
24% of names
Measured from
154 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Mat 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 Mat 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, nationwide156 people
58% Democratic42% Republican

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

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