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Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

SOC 47-5023.00 · 962 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Republican lean
30.7% Democratic, 69.3% Republican

Two-party shares across 962 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

30.7%
69.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
30.7% D · 69.3% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Construction and Extraction Occupations
SOC major code 47-0000
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Where Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas falls

Among the most Republican-leaning occupations in Construction and Extraction Occupations (100th percentile).

← DemocraticRepublican →First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers — 42% DemocraticElectricians — 46% DemocraticConstruction and Related Workers, All Other — 54% DemocraticConstruction and Building Inspectors — 43% DemocraticHelpers--Carpenters — 51% DemocraticPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — 45% DemocraticSolar Energy Installation Managers — 38% DemocraticContinuous Mining Machine Operators — 44% DemocraticWeatherization Installers and Technicians — 52% DemocraticRoustabouts, Oil and Gas — 43% DemocraticSeptic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners — 48% DemocraticRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas — 31% DemocraticHelpers, Construction Trades, All Other — 43% DemocraticHelpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters — 65% DemocraticExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining — 42% DemocraticHazardous Materials Removal Workers — 60% DemocraticFloor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles — 47% DemocraticElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers — 44% DemocraticPainters, Construction and Maintenance — 57% DemocraticPaving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators — 43% DemocraticHelpers--Roofers — 47% DemocraticHelpers--Extraction Workers — 55% DemocraticService Unit Operators, Oil and Gas — 40% DemocraticTerrazzo Workers and Finishers — 49% DemocraticUnderground Mining Machine Operators, All Other — 38% DemocraticSheet Metal Workers — 49% DemocraticSolar Thermal Installers and Technicians — 55% DemocraticExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters — 40% DemocraticDerrick Operators, Oil and Gas — 36% DemocraticReinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers — 45% DemocraticStructural Iron and Steel Workers — 50% DemocraticRock Splitters, Quarry — 45% DemocraticRoof Bolters, Mining — 55% DemocraticOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — 42% DemocraticBoilermakers — 50% DemocraticEnergy Auditors — 61% DemocraticLoading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining — 48% DemocraticCarpet Installers — 51% DemocraticInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall — 54% DemocraticStonemasons — 50% DemocraticHighway Maintenance Workers — 48% DemocraticGlaziers — 43% DemocraticHelpers--Electricians — 46% DemocraticTile and Stone Setters — 51% DemocraticInsulation Workers, Mechanical — 43% DemocraticPile Driver Operators — 44% DemocraticFence Erectors — 40% DemocraticCement Masons and Concrete Finishers — 39% DemocraticSolar Photovoltaic Installers — 66% DemocraticHelpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — 46% DemocraticDrywall and Ceiling Tile Installers — 40% DemocraticExtraction Workers, All Other — 45% DemocraticEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas — 31% 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