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Occupation · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

SOC 35-9031.00 · 45,988 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
68.7% Democratic, 31.3% Republican

Two-party shares across 45,988 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

68.7%
31.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
68.7% D · 31.3% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
SOC major code 35-0000
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Where Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop falls

More Democratic than 72% of occupations in Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations.

← DemocraticRepublican →Waiters and Waitresses — 66% DemocraticFast Food and Counter Workers — 69% DemocraticChefs and Head Cooks — 65% DemocraticBartenders — 65% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers — 65% DemocraticBaristas — 75% DemocraticCooks, All Other — 68% DemocraticFood Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other — 67% DemocraticFood Preparation Workers — 69% DemocraticDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers — 65% DemocraticFood Servers, Nonrestaurant — 67% DemocraticCooks, Private Household — 64% DemocraticDishwashers — 66% DemocraticCooks, Restaurant — 67% DemocraticCooks, Institution and Cafeteria — 68% DemocraticCooks, Short Order — 65% DemocraticCooks, Fast Food — 69% DemocraticHosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop — 69% 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