Work, Then Party
News: Who's more conservative, plastic surgeons or brain surgeons? We tabulated presidential giving to see whether a donor's occupation can predict which party will get the money.
|
STATED OCCUPATION |
TOTAL GIVEN |
|
|
if you can't do, teach |
||
Musician |
$351,273 |
21% 79% |
Music Teacher |
$50,501 |
40% 60% |
subject matters |
||
Science Teacher |
$14,216 |
97% |
Art Teacher |
$16,252 |
19% 81% |
Math Teacher |
$15,578 |
26% 74% |
English Teacher |
$15,373 |
56% 44% |
paulites gone wild |
||
Servant |
$937 |
100% Ron Paul
|
Sex Slave |
$425 |
100% Ron Paul
|
Wizard |
$1,500 |
100% Ron Paul
|
Pizza Guy |
$350 |
100% Ron Paul
|
wheels of fortune |
||
Driver |
$103,875 |
62% 38% |
Chauffeur |
$7,165 |
78% 22% |
tithing at windmills |
||
Reverend |
$7,888 |
16% 84% |
Rabbi |
$32,392 |
18% 82% |
Priest |
$57,858 |
38% 62% |
Minister |
$196,723 |
49% 51% |
Preacher |
$3,023 |
78% 22% |
In Vestements |
||
Episcopal Priest |
$14,887 |
93% |
Catholic Priest |
$26,410 |
68% 32% |
capital gains |
||
ceo |
$7,557,381 |
27% 73% |
Executive |
$10,315,259 |
50% 50% |
legal tender |
||
Attorney |
$47,439,316 |
20% 80% |
Lawyer |
$3,723,192 |
42% 58% |
gender bender |
||
Businesswoman |
$74,465 |
89% |
Businessman |
$772,480 |
42% 58% |
Businessperson |
$36,835 |
62% 38% |
take a mulligan |
||
Professional Golfer |
$15,225 |
68% 32% |
Golf Professional |
$17,916 |
46% 54% |
push poll |
||
ob-gyn |
$34,910 |
95% |
Midwife |
$6,890 |
35% 65% |
okay, okay, we're liberal |
||
Cartoonist |
$12,968 |
92% |
Reporter |
$19,233 |
93% |
Journalist |
$136,393 |
91% |
Editor |
$430,724 |
16% 84% |
Right Turn |
||
Truck Driver |
$123,460 |
73% 27% |
Trucker |
$9,540 |
83% 17% |
farm bills |
||
Grower |
$6,515 |
80% 20% |
Rancher |
$398,981 |
62% 38% |
Farmer |
$778,775 |
60% 40% |
Organic Farmer |
$4,931 |
100% |
benchwarmers |
||
Judge |
$104,011 |
21% 79% |
Arbitrator |
$38,713 |
99% |
no objection |
||
Prosecutor |
$19,107 |
17% 83% |
Public Defender |
$24,829 |
98% |
cooking the books |
||
Chef |
$92,934 |
27% 73% |
Pastry Chef |
$8,017 |
100% |
Homebodies |
||
Homemaker |
$30,221,323 |
52% 48% |
Housewife |
$369,391 |
56% 44% |
House Husband |
$632 |
100%
|
meet the parents |
||
Mom/Mother |
$174,554 |
19% 81% |
Dad/Father |
$2,791 |
34% 66% |
guardian angels |
||
Stay-at-Home Mom |
$33,992 |
39% 61% |
Stay-at-Home Dad |
$7,309 |
41% 59% |
dog eat dog |
||
Dog Trainer |
$4,585 |
100% |
Dog Groomer |
$4,997 |
34% 66% |
Dog Walker |
$1,601 |
48% 52% |
great outdoors party |
||
Sportsman |
$1,500 |
100%
|
Fishing Guide |
$3,300 |
100%
|
Hunting Guide |
$2,300 |
87% 13% |
uh, maybe not |
||
Conservationist |
$22,917 |
21% 79% |
Ecologist |
$5,874 |
14% 86% |
Biologist |
$45,324 |
16% 84% |
novel ideas |
||
Tinker |
$671 |
100%
|
Tailor |
$6,662 |
33% 67% |
Soldier |
$71,726 |
68% 32% |
Intelligence Analyst |
$8,644 |
38% 62% |
knaves all three |
||
Butcher |
$996 |
100%
|
Baker |
$18,028 |
61% 39% |
Candle Manufacturer |
$500 |
100%
|
cut and run |
||
Barber |
$8,702 |
70% 30% |
Hairdresser |
$30,321 |
26% 74% |
where does it hurt? |
||
Nurse Practitioner |
$143,087 |
16% 84% |
Physician |
$7,737,760 |
40% 60% |
Surgeon |
$380,936 |
52% 48% |
it's our specialty |
||
Oncologist |
$10,050 |
100% |
Pediatrician |
$146,797 |
28% 72% |
Dermatologist |
$42,150 |
46% 54% |
brain vs. beauty |
||
Neurosurgeon |
$114,582 |
45% 55% |
Plastic Surgeon |
$49,548 |
65% 35% |
i'm in charge here |
||
Manager |
$3,412,186 |
44% 56% |
Supervisor |
$127,027 |
49% 51% |
Foreman |
$14,321 |
77% 23% |
rank and file |
||
Worker |
$15,159 |
45% 55% |
Employee |
$36,349 |
65% 35% |
Laborer |
$31,393 |
64% 36% |
Construction Worker |
$9,030 |
84% 16% |
base builders |
||
Developer |
$1,312,880 |
49% 51% |
Builder |
$382,196 |
55% 45% |
Contractor |
$1,107,554 |
64% 36% |
homies |
||
Realtor |
$1,659,597 |
31% 69% |
Landlord |
$49,515 |
58% 42% |
message in a bottle |
||
Winemaker |
$16,178 |
89% |
Vintner |
$44,078 |
27% 73% |
seeing green |
||
Landscape Architect |
$93,876 |
22% 78% |
Landscaper |
$51,177 |
41% 59% |
education matters |
||
Elementary School Teacher |
$9,311 |
54% 46% |
High School Teacher |
$26,300 |
16% 84% |
Professor |
$2,957,950 |
14% 86% |
Preschool Teacher |
$8,924 |
100% |
number crunchers |
||
Statistician |
$48,406 |
91% |
Mathematician |
$35,776 |
14% 86% |
Scientist |
$544,854 |
19% 81% |
Physicist |
$113,371 |
27% 73% |
Chemist |
$124,873 |
31% 69% |
Rocket Scientist |
$2,150 |
72% 28% |
mind your elders |
||
Retired |
$46,623,171 |
72% 28% |
soup and soaps |
||
Self-Employed |
$1,594,188 |
44% 56% |
Unemployed |
$187,185 |
58% 42% |
big tippers |
||
Waiter |
$19,504 |
26% 74% |
Waitress |
$19,052 |
59% 41% |
Server |
$33,817 |
43% 57% |
chain of command |
||
Police Officer |
$77,068 |
68% 32% |
Police Sergeant |
$7,541 |
59% 41% |
Police Lieutenant |
$3,585 |
50% 50% |
Police Captain |
$6,132 |
19% 81% |
Police Chief |
$3,148 |
84% 16% |
|
Source: Huffington Post/FundRace.org: Presidential campaign donations Jan. 1, 2007-March 21, 2008. Numbers have been updated since a version of this chart appeared in print. Note that some of the totals combine common alternative spellings of a given profession (chauffer/chauffeur, businessman/business man, etc.). |
||
GOP SHARE
DEM SHARE
3%
Michael Mechanic is a senior editor at Mother Jones.
