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Industry · Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

NAICS 711510 · 3,862 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
68.4% Democratic, 31.6% Republican

Two-party shares across 3,862 workers in the Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers industry.

68.4%
31.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
67.6% D · 32.4% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Hierarchy
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation › Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
NAICS2 71 · NAICS4 7115
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Where Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers falls

More Democratic than 72% of industries in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation.

← DemocraticRepublican →Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers — 61% DemocraticSports Teams and Clubs — 62% DemocraticAmusement and Theme Parks — 64% DemocraticMuseums — 81% DemocraticPromoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities — 65% DemocraticOther Gambling Industries — 63% DemocraticAgents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures — 74% DemocraticPromoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities — 71% DemocraticGolf Courses and Country Clubs — 56% DemocraticAll Other Amusement and Recreation Industries — 65% DemocraticZoos and Botanical Gardens — 77% DemocraticCasinos (except Casino Hotels) — 61% DemocraticTheater Companies and Dinner Theaters — 65% DemocraticMusical Groups and Artists — 73% DemocraticRacetracks — 65% DemocraticOther Performing Arts Companies — 79% DemocraticBowling Centers — 62% DemocraticHistorical Sites — 64% DemocraticNature Parks and Other Similar Institutions — 68% DemocraticDance Companies — 66% DemocraticOther Spectator Sports — 59% DemocraticMarinas — 40% DemocraticSkiing Facilities — 63% DemocraticAmusement Arcades — 59% DemocraticIndependent Artists, Writers, and Performers — 68% Democratic0%25%50%75%100%
Each dot is one of the 24 other industries in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; 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