NamePolitics

Jen

sits well left of most names

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
−0.64
More liberal than
92% of names
Measured from
1,026 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Jen 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.

Jen versus Jennifer

People who go by Jen rather than Jennifer sit 0.18 to the left of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.

Jen
liberalconservative
Jennifer
liberalconservative

How does Jen 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, nationwide1,657 people
82% Democratic18% Republican

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, Jen is 97% Democratic where that pool averages 71%, across 268 people. Among Washington state and local donors, Jen is 68% Democratic where that pool averages 55%, across 117 people.

Related spellings

Where Jen leans differently

StateDemocratic share of donorsAgainst that state’s own donors
CA88%+1.41
NY85%+0.81
WA89%+1.44
MA93%+1.37
TX66%+1.16
VA78%+1.09
IL88%+1.55
OH82%+1.69

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

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