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Pest Control Workers

SOC 37-2021.00 · 1,895 matched workers · high confidence

Roughly balanced
46.7% Democratic, 53.3% Republican

Two-party shares across 1,895 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

46.7%
53.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
46.5% D · 53.5% 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 Pest Control Workers falls

More Republican than 90% of occupations in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations.

← DemocraticRepublican →Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — 62% DemocraticMaids 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% DemocraticPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation — 48% DemocraticPest Control Workers — 47% 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