NamePolitics

Thom

sits middle of the pack

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
−0.31
More liberal than
62% of names
Measured from
672 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Thom 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 Thom 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, nationwide519 people
59% Democratic41% Republican

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

Related spellings

Where Thom leans differently

StateDemocratic share of donorsAgainst that state’s own donors
CA72%+0.33
TX45%+0.29
FL55%+0.67

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

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