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Health and Personal Care Retailers

NAICS 4561 · 140,764 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
61.5% Democratic, 38.5% Republican

Two-party shares across 140,764 workers in the Health and Personal Care Retailers industry.

61.5%
38.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
61.9% D · 38.1% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Hierarchy
Sector › Health and Personal Care Retailers
NAICS2 · NAICS4 4561
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Where Health and Personal Care Retailers falls

Near the middle of industries in this sector (47th 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% DemocraticHealth and Personal Care Retailers — 61% Democratic0%25%50%75%100%
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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