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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

SOC 53-3052.00 · 1,874 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
72.4% Democratic, 27.6% Republican

Two-party shares across 1,874 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

72.4%
27.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
70.3% D · 29.7% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
SOC major code 53-0000
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Where Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity falls

Among the most Democratic-leaning occupations in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (98th percentile).

← DemocraticRepublican →Stockers and Order Fillers — 64% DemocraticDriver/Sales Workers — 57% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand — 47% DemocraticLight Truck Drivers — 55% DemocraticIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators — 51% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators — 52% DemocraticSubway and Streetcar Operators — 61% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other — 48% DemocraticFlight Attendants — 63% DemocraticMaterial Moving Workers, All Other — 62% DemocraticAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians — 54% DemocraticAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers — 35% DemocraticCaptains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels — 44% DemocraticLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand — 60% DemocraticAir Traffic Controllers — 43% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants — 52% DemocraticMotor Vehicle Operators, All Other — 49% DemocraticMotorboat Operators — 42% DemocraticShuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs — 56% DemocraticAirfield Operations Specialists — 51% DemocraticBus Drivers, School — 56% DemocraticMachine Feeders and Offbearers — 50% DemocraticTaxi Drivers — 60% DemocraticParking Attendants — 59% DemocraticPackers and Packagers, Hand — 67% DemocraticHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — 47% DemocraticAircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors — 54% DemocraticRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters — 57% DemocraticTransportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation — 45% DemocraticAviation Inspectors — 37% DemocraticCrane and Tower Operators — 39% DemocraticTransportation Inspectors — 48% DemocraticRecycling Coordinators — 56% DemocraticCommercial Pilots — 35% DemocraticAircraft Service Attendants — 62% DemocraticAutomotive and Watercraft Service Attendants — 52% DemocraticRailroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers — 55% DemocraticRail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers — 52% DemocraticPassenger Attendants — 62% DemocraticCleaners of Vehicles and Equipment — 56% DemocraticWellhead Pumpers — 33% DemocraticGas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators — 43% DemocraticDredge Operators — 36% DemocraticLocomotive Engineers — 50% DemocraticBridge and Lock Tenders — 39% DemocraticShip Engineers — 39% DemocraticRefuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — 64% DemocraticSailors and Marine Oilers — 57% DemocraticTraffic Technicians — 47% DemocraticTransportation Workers, All Other — 54% DemocraticPump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers — 41% DemocraticConveyor Operators and Tenders — 42% DemocraticHoist and Winch Operators — 51% DemocraticTank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders — 46% DemocraticBus Drivers, Transit and Intercity — 72% Democratic0%25%50%75%100%
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How this is measured

VRscores estimate the partisan composition of an occupation by linking voter registration records to employment profiles. Each worker is assigned to one occupation per year. 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