Peg
sits left of most names
- Score
- −0.49
- More liberal than
- 82% of names
- Measured from
- 1,065 contributors
That ranking compares Peg 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.
Peg versus Margaret
People who go by Peg rather than Margaret sit 0.22 to the left of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.
How does Peg 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.
Related spellings
Where Peg leans differently
| State | Democratic share of donors | Against that state’s own donors |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 87% | +1.30 |
| IL | 88% | +1.56 |
| FL | 58% | +0.79 |
| TX | 56% | +0.76 |
| WI | 65% | +0.48 |
| PA | 73% | +0.83 |
The right column compares Peg with other donors in the same state, so it is not just telling you which states are Democratic.