NamePolitics

Suzy

sits middle of the pack

liberaltypical nameconservative
Score
−0.32
More liberal than
62% of names
Measured from
682 contributors
more liberalevery scored namemore conservative

That ranking compares Suzy 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.

Suzy versus Susan

People who go by Suzy rather than Susan sit 0.08 to the right of the full name. It is the same name. The difference is what people choose to be called.

Suzy
liberalconservative
Susan
liberalconservative

How does Suzy 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, nationwide594 people
64% Democratic36% Republican

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

Related spellings

  • Susan
    liberalconservative
  • Sue
    liberalconservative
  • Susie
    liberalconservative
  • Suzi
    liberalconservative
  • Susann
    liberalconservative

Where Suzy leans differently

StateDemocratic share of donorsAgainst that state’s own donors
CA68%+0.12
TX41%+0.14
FL46%+0.34
NY98%+2.76

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

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