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Grocery and Convenience Retailers

NAICS 4451 · 143,511 matched workers · high confidence

Democratic lean
59.2% Democratic, 40.8% Republican

Two-party shares across 143,511 workers in the Grocery and Convenience Retailers industry.

59.2%
40.8%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
59.2% D · 40.8% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Hierarchy
Retail Trade › Grocery and Convenience Retailers
NAICS2 44 · NAICS4 4451
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Where Grocery and Convenience Retailers falls

More Democratic than 71% of industries in Retail Trade.

← DemocraticRepublican →Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) — 60% DemocraticHome Centers — 56% DemocraticNew Car Dealers — 49% DemocraticElectronics and Appliance Retailers — 60% DemocraticAutomotive Parts and Accessories Retailers — 48% DemocraticConvenience Retailers — 57% DemocraticAll Other Home Furnishings Retailers — 63% DemocraticUsed Car Dealers — 58% DemocraticAll Other Specialty Food Retailers — 61% DemocraticFurniture Retailers — 59% DemocraticOther Building Material Dealers — 39% DemocraticHardware Retailers — 46% DemocraticTire Dealers — 45% DemocraticOutdoor Power Equipment Retailers — 39% DemocraticBeer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers — 58% DemocraticRecreational Vehicle Dealers — 38% DemocraticMeat Retailers — 58% DemocraticMotorcycle, ATV, and All Other Motor Vehicle Dealers — 52% DemocraticFloor Covering Retailers — 49% DemocraticVending Machine Operators — 54% DemocraticNursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers — 39% DemocraticBoat Dealers — 40% DemocraticFruit and Vegetable Retailers — 63% DemocraticWindow Treatment Retailers — 42% DemocraticPaint and Wallpaper Retailers — 57% DemocraticBaked Goods Retailers — 71% DemocraticConfectionery and Nut Retailers — 68% DemocraticGrocery and Convenience Retailers — 59% Democratic0%25%50%75%100%
Each dot is one of the 27 other industries in Retail Trade; 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