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Department Stores

NAICS 4551 · 84,945 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
62.6% Democratic, 37.4% Republican

Two-party shares across 84,945 workers in the Department Stores industry.

62.6%
37.4%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
62.3% D · 37.7% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Hierarchy
Sector › Department Stores
NAICS2 — · NAICS4 4551
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Where Department Stores falls

Near the middle of industries in this sector (53th percentile).

← DemocraticRepublican →All Other General Merchandise Retailers — 68% DemocraticClothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers — 69% DemocraticWarehouse Clubs and Supercenters — 61% DemocraticDepartment Stores — 63% DemocraticPharmacies and Drug Retailers — 63% DemocraticSporting Goods Retailers — 55% DemocraticCosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers — 66% DemocraticAll Other Health and Personal Care Retailers — 55% DemocraticPet and Pet Supplies Retailers — 62% DemocraticGasoline Stations with Convenience Stores — 52% DemocraticShoe Retailers — 68% DemocraticOffice Supplies and Stationery Retailers — 60% DemocraticUsed Merchandise Retailers — 62% DemocraticHobby, Toy, and Game Retailers — 57% DemocraticJewelry Retailers — 59% DemocraticBook Retailers and News Dealers — 71% DemocraticFood (Health) Supplement Retailers — 43% DemocraticOptical Goods Retailers — 63% DemocraticGift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers — 56% DemocraticAll Other Miscellaneous Retailers — 49% DemocraticMusical Instrument and Supplies Retailers — 65% DemocraticSewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Retailers — 66% DemocraticManufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers — 50% DemocraticArt Dealers — 66% DemocraticFuel Dealers — 54% DemocraticLuggage and Leather Goods Retailers — 72% DemocraticTobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers — 74% DemocraticOther Gasoline Stations — 44% DemocraticFlorists — 45% DemocraticDepartment Stores — 63% Democratic0%25%50%75%100%
Each dot is one of the 29 other industries in this sector; size scales by workforce. Hover to see names — click to jump.

How this is measured

VRscores estimate the partisan composition of an industry by linking voter registration records to employment profiles, then aggregating workers up the NAICS hierarchy. The two-party shares above exclude workers with no major-party affiliation.

Read the full methodology or the published Organization Science paper.

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Citation

Kagan, Max; Frake, Justin; Hurst, Reuben (2026). “VRscores: A New Measure and Data Set of Workforce Politics Using Voter Registrations.” Organization Science, 37(2), 444–465.
https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2025.20402