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Occupation · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

SOC 45-2041.00 · 2,704 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
65.6% Democratic, 34.4% Republican

Two-party shares across 2,704 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

65.6%
34.4%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
64.6% D · 35.4% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
SOC major code 45-0000
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Where Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products falls

Among the most Democratic-leaning occupations in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (92th percentile).

← DemocraticRepublican →Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse — 60% DemocraticForest and Conservation Workers — 60% DemocraticLogging Workers, All Other — 50% DemocraticFarmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals — 56% DemocraticFishing and Hunting Workers — 51% DemocraticAgricultural Inspectors — 47% DemocraticAgricultural Workers, All Other — 52% DemocraticFallers — 57% DemocraticAnimal Breeders — 48% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers — 47% DemocraticAgricultural Equipment Operators — 57% DemocraticGraders and Sorters, Agricultural Products — 66% 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