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Human Resources Specialists

SOC 13-1071.00 · 274,173 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
60.8% Democratic, 39.2% Republican

Two-party shares across 274,173 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

60.8%
39.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
61.5% D · 38.5% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
SOC major code 13-0000
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Where Human Resources Specialists falls

More Democratic than 71% of occupations in Business and Financial Operations Occupations.

← DemocraticRepublican →Accountants and Auditors — 53% DemocraticProject Management Specialists — 50% DemocraticLoan Officers — 43% DemocraticBusiness Operations Specialists, All Other — 59% DemocraticFinancial and Investment Analysts — 58% DemocraticMeeting, Convention, and Event Planners — 64% DemocraticPersonal Financial Advisors — 40% DemocraticTax Preparers — 52% DemocraticSearch Marketing Strategists — 67% DemocraticTraining and Development Specialists — 61% DemocraticMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists — 66% DemocraticInsurance Underwriters — 49% DemocraticLogistics Analysts — 55% DemocraticClaims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators — 54% DemocraticFinancial Risk Specialists — 55% DemocraticManagement Analysts — 60% DemocraticFundraisers — 69% DemocraticCompensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists — 60% DemocraticCredit Analysts — 51% DemocraticAgents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes — 60% DemocraticCost Estimators — 41% DemocraticBudget Analysts — 58% DemocraticFinancial Specialists, All Other — 51% DemocraticOnline Merchants — 64% DemocraticWholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products — 56% DemocraticCompliance Officers — 60% DemocraticRegulatory Affairs Specialists — 62% DemocraticLogisticians — 52% DemocraticSecurity Management Specialists — 50% DemocraticFinancial Quantitative Analysts — 67% DemocraticFraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts — 61% DemocraticLogistics Engineers — 51% DemocraticPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products — 48% DemocraticEnvironmental Compliance Inspectors — 54% DemocraticBusiness Continuity Planners — 56% DemocraticLabor Relations Specialists — 62% DemocraticFinancial Examiners — 51% DemocraticCustoms Brokers — 59% DemocraticEqual Opportunity Representatives and Officers — 70% DemocraticSustainability Specialists — 75% DemocraticAppraisers of Personal and Business Property — 41% DemocraticTax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents — 63% DemocraticBuyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products — 45% DemocraticInsurance Appraisers, Auto Damage — 54% DemocraticCredit Counselors — 61% DemocraticCoroners — 59% DemocraticAppraisers and Assessors of Real Estate — 49% DemocraticGovernment Property Inspectors and Investigators — 53% DemocraticHuman Resources Specialists — 61% 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