Chuck
sits right of most names
- Score
- +0.18
- More liberal than
- 12% of names
- Measured from
- 6,644 contributors
That ranking compares Chuck 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.
Chuck versus Charles
People who go by Chuck rather than Charles sit 0.02 to the right of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.
How does Chuck 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.
Federal contributions, 2016 to 2026. Donors skew older and wealthier than the country.
Other donor records point the same way. Among donors to 527 organisations, Chuck is 70% Democratic where that pool averages 71%, across 447 people. Among Washington state and local donors, Chuck is 43% Democratic where that pool averages 55%, across 369 people.
Related spellings
Where Chuck leans differently
| State | Democratic share of donors | Against that state’s own donors |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 56% | −0.37 |
| TX | 28% | −0.46 |
| FL | 38% | −0.02 |
| WA | 61% | −0.15 |
| PA | 49% | −0.23 |
| NC | 42% | −0.32 |
| IL | 51% | −0.43 |
| GA | 43% | +0.10 |
The right column compares Chuck with other donors in the same state, so it is not just telling you which states are Democratic.