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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

SOC 49-9071.00 · 18,484 matched workers · high confidence

Roughly balanced
46.4% Democratic, 53.6% Republican

Two-party shares across 18,484 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

46.4%
53.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
45.7% D · 54.3% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
SOC major code 49-0000
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Where Maintenance and Repair Workers, General falls

Near the middle of occupations in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (54th percentile).

← DemocraticRepublican →Industrial Machinery Mechanics — 45% DemocraticFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers — 38% DemocraticComputer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers — 52% DemocraticMedical Equipment Repairers — 50% DemocraticElectrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment — 46% DemocraticAircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians — 42% DemocraticMaintenance Workers, Machinery — 42% DemocraticGeothermal Technicians — 45% DemocraticInstallation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other — 48% DemocraticHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers — 39% DemocraticHelpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers — 53% DemocraticAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — 46% DemocraticOutdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics — 42% DemocraticPrecision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other — 50% DemocraticElectric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers — 45% DemocraticControl and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door — 46% DemocraticManufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers — 43% DemocraticElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment — 45% DemocraticTelecommunications Line Installers and Repairers — 50% DemocraticBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists — 41% DemocraticRecreational Vehicle Service Technicians — 45% DemocraticHome Appliance Repairers — 42% DemocraticSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers — 45% DemocraticElectronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles — 51% DemocraticMillwrights — 41% DemocraticMotorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians — 39% DemocraticElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay — 39% DemocraticTelecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers — 53% DemocraticRadio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers — 49% DemocraticElectrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers — 34% DemocraticTire Repairers and Changers — 50% DemocraticCoin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers — 54% DemocraticAudiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers — 55% DemocraticMotorcycle Mechanics — 49% DemocraticRiggers — 56% DemocraticCamera and Photographic Equipment Repairers — 66% DemocraticMobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines — 39% DemocraticMechanical Door Repairers — 44% DemocraticWind Turbine Service Technicians — 51% DemocraticAvionics Technicians — 48% DemocraticCommercial Divers — 46% DemocraticLocksmiths and Safe Repairers — 45% DemocraticAutomotive Body and Related Repairers — 45% DemocraticBicycle Repairers — 66% DemocraticMusical Instrument Repairers and Tuners — 62% DemocraticSignal and Track Switch Repairers — 46% DemocraticWatch and Clock Repairers — 60% DemocraticAutomotive Glass Installers and Repairers — 44% DemocraticRail Car Repairers — 53% DemocraticMaintenance and Repair Workers, General — 46% 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