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Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

SOC 37-2011.00 · 20,986 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
62.0% Democratic, 38.0% Republican

Two-party shares across 20,986 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

62.0%
38.0%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
60.7% D · 39.3% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
SOC major code 37-0000
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Where Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners falls

More Democratic than 60% of occupations in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations.

← DemocraticRepublican →Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — 71% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers — 49% DemocraticBuilding Cleaning Workers, All Other — 64% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers — 68% DemocraticGrounds Maintenance Workers, All Other — 46% DemocraticLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers — 55% DemocraticTree Trimmers and Pruners — 54% DemocraticPest Control Workers — 47% DemocraticPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation — 48% DemocraticJanitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — 62% 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