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Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

NAICS 325211 · 23,684 matched workers · high confidence

Republican lean
44.9% Democratic, 55.1% Republican

Two-party shares across 23,684 workers in the Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing industry.

44.9%
55.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
44.4% D · 55.6% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Hierarchy
Sector › Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
NAICS2 — · NAICS4 3252
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Where Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing falls

Near the middle of industries in this sector (54th percentile).

← DemocraticRepublican →Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing — 57% DemocraticToilet Preparation Manufacturing — 54% DemocraticBiological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing — 65% DemocraticAll Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing — 43% DemocraticIn-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing — 53% DemocraticPaint and Coating Manufacturing — 50% DemocraticSoap and Other Detergent Manufacturing — 54% DemocraticPetroleum Refineries — 38% DemocraticMedicinal and Botanical Manufacturing — 51% DemocraticCommercial Printing (except Screen and Books) — 46% DemocraticTire Manufacturing (except Retreading) — 44% DemocraticOther Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing — 46% DemocraticTire Retreading — 56% DemocraticClay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing — 43% DemocraticAll Other Plastics Product Manufacturing — 45% DemocraticWood Window and Door Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticPaper Mills — 43% DemocraticIndustrial Gas Manufacturing — 43% DemocraticFolding Paperboard Box Manufacturing — 43% DemocraticPaper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing — 44% DemocraticPetrochemical Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticSanitary Paper Product Manufacturing — 39% DemocraticCorrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing — 40% DemocraticPesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing — 46% DemocraticCement Manufacturing — 43% DemocraticPlastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing — 41% DemocraticAll Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing — 55% DemocraticPolish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing — 54% DemocraticOther Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing — 47% DemocraticAdhesive Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticGlass Container Manufacturing — 46% DemocraticPolystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing — 49% DemocraticOther Paperboard Container Manufacturing — 46% DemocraticOther Concrete Product Manufacturing — 40% DemocraticEngineered Wood Member Manufacturing — 37% DemocraticAsphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing — 47% DemocraticNitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticFlat Glass Manufacturing — 45% DemocraticPlastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticOther Millwork (including Flooring) — 45% DemocraticPetroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing — 45% DemocraticPlastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing — 39% DemocraticPhosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing — 41% DemocraticGypsum Product Manufacturing — 53% DemocraticReady-Mix Concrete Manufacturing — 37% DemocraticCommercial Screen Printing — 48% DemocraticPlastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing — 45% DemocraticPrinting Ink Manufacturing — 51% DemocraticConcrete Block and Brick Manufacturing — 49% DemocraticPlastics Bottle Manufacturing — 40% DemocraticArtificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing — 33% DemocraticRubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing — 46% DemocraticGlass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass — 48% DemocraticConcrete Pipe Manufacturing — 40% DemocraticPaperboard Mills — 31% DemocraticSynthetic Rubber Manufacturing — 35% DemocraticSynthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing — 51% DemocraticManufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing — 47% DemocraticEthyl Alcohol Manufacturing — 30% DemocraticAbrasive Product Manufacturing — 44% DemocraticStationery Product Manufacturing — 48% DemocraticAll Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing — 39% DemocraticAll Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing — 39% DemocraticExplosives Manufacturing — 33% DemocraticPrefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing — 34% DemocraticUrethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticPottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing — 55% DemocraticBooks Printing — 60% DemocraticCut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing — 41% DemocraticLaminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing — 43% DemocraticHardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing — 41% DemocraticAll Other Rubber Product Manufacturing — 59% DemocraticUnlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing — 40% DemocraticUnlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing — 41% DemocraticMineral Wool Manufacturing — 32% DemocraticReconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticCut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing — 32% DemocraticAsphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing — 42% DemocraticSupport Activites for Printing — 50% DemocraticGround or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing — 40% DemocraticPhotographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing — 72% DemocraticCustom Compounding of Purchased Resins — 41% DemocraticWood Preservation — 14% DemocraticRubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use — 44% DemocraticSurface Active Agent Manufacturing — 46% DemocraticSawmills — 45% DemocraticFertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing — 24% DemocraticCyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing — 47% DemocraticWood Container and Pallet Manufacturing — 56% DemocraticPlastics Material and Resin Manufacturing — 45% 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