# Your Name's Political Affiliation... revealed!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-names-political-affiliation-revealed/1007754>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [September 26, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-names-political-affiliation-revealed/1007754 "2024-09-26T16:18:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-names-political-affiliation-revealed/1007754/3 "2024-09-26T16:42:27Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> Looks like the Washington Post recently published an article which allows you to track the political leanings of your first and last name:

Not _that_ recently.

> [@Is your name “democratic” or “republican”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-name-democratic-or-republican/1007369):
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> This article says whether certain common names are most likely to lean Democratic or Republican (by registration). Although one might guess this is close to 50-50, it ain’t. Just as many medical specialties lean one way or the other, there are differences between common, “ethnic” and “traditional biblical” names. The article link is here. Gift links have been pretty limited recently so will consider adding more on request, to unknown effect. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/1…](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/13/popular-names-republican-democrat/)

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