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Security Guards and Patrol Services

NAICS 561612 · 29,110 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
62.0% Democratic, 38.0% Republican

Two-party shares across 29,110 workers in the Security Guards and Patrol Services industry.

62.0%
38.0%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
61.3% D · 38.7% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Hierarchy
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services › Investigation and Security Services
NAICS2 56 · NAICS4 5616
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Where Security Guards and Patrol Services falls

More Democratic than 76% of industries in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.

← DemocraticRepublican →Employment Placement Agencies — 60% DemocraticAll Other Business Support Services — 57% DemocraticSecurity Systems Services (except Locksmiths) — 51% DemocraticTravel Agencies — 66% DemocraticTemporary Help Services — 61% DemocraticExecutive Search Services — 60% DemocraticFacilities Support Services — 50% DemocraticTelemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers — 69% DemocraticOffice Administrative Services — 58% DemocraticCredit Bureaus — 61% DemocraticAll Other Support Services — 61% DemocraticJanitorial Services — 57% DemocraticProfessional Employer Organizations — 57% DemocraticExterminating and Pest Control Services — 45% DemocraticHazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal — 50% DemocraticAll Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services — 46% DemocraticSolid Waste Landfill — 48% DemocraticConvention and Trade Show Organizers — 59% DemocraticLandscaping Services — 48% DemocraticPackaging and Labeling Services — 45% DemocraticInvestigation and Personal Background Check Services — 59% DemocraticAll Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services — 68% DemocraticOther Services to Buildings and Dwellings — 50% DemocraticDocument Preparation Services — 56% DemocraticOther Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal — 47% DemocraticArmored Car Services — 59% DemocraticCollection Agencies — 64% DemocraticOther Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops) — 62% DemocraticTour Operators — 63% DemocraticRemediation Services — 44% DemocraticMaterials Recovery Facilities — 49% DemocraticTelephone Answering Services — 67% DemocraticRepossession Services — 59% DemocraticCarpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services — 55% DemocraticCourt Reporting and Stenotype Services — 62% DemocraticSolid Waste Collection — 40% DemocraticSeptic Tank and Related Services — 46% DemocraticPrivate Mail Centers — 47% DemocraticOther Waste Collection — 43% DemocraticHazardous Waste Collection — 56% DemocraticConvention and Visitors Bureaus — 65% DemocraticSecurity Guards and Patrol Services — 62% 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