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Photonics Technicians

SOC 17-3029.08 · 1,727 matched workers · high confidence

Democratic lean
58.8% Democratic, 41.2% Republican

Two-party shares across 1,727 workers in this occupation matched to voter registration records.

58.8%
41.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
59.2% D · 40.8% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Major group
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
SOC major code 17-0000
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Where Photonics Technicians falls

More Democratic than 76% of occupations in Architecture and Engineering Occupations.

← DemocraticRepublican →Engineers, All Other — 50% DemocraticMicrosystems Engineers — 57% DemocraticMechanical Engineers — 47% DemocraticCivil Engineers — 49% DemocraticManufacturing Engineers — 46% DemocraticAutomotive Engineers — 52% DemocraticArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval — 63% DemocraticElectrical Engineers — 51% DemocraticIndustrial Engineers — 45% DemocraticChemical Engineers — 53% DemocraticMechatronics Engineers — 49% DemocraticElectronics Engineers, Except Computer — 55% DemocraticIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 51% DemocraticNanosystems Engineers — 60% DemocraticValidation Engineers — 56% DemocraticElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 44% DemocraticRadio Frequency Identification Device Specialists — 57% DemocraticDrafters, All Other — 48% DemocraticAerospace Engineers — 51% DemocraticBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — 61% DemocraticHealth and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors — 46% DemocraticComputer Hardware Engineers — 54% DemocraticPetroleum Engineers — 38% DemocraticAerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians — 41% DemocraticEnvironmental Engineers — 60% DemocraticTransportation Engineers — 54% DemocraticSurveyors — 44% DemocraticEngineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other — 53% DemocraticCivil Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 54% DemocraticMaterials Engineers — 55% DemocraticPhotonics Engineers — 63% DemocraticMechanical Drafters — 51% DemocraticAutomotive Engineering Technicians — 52% DemocraticArchitectural and Civil Drafters — 50% DemocraticElectrical and Electronics Drafters — 47% DemocraticWater/Wastewater Engineers — 57% DemocraticSurveying and Mapping Technicians — 48% DemocraticCalibration Technologists and Technicians — 47% DemocraticRobotics Engineers — 65% DemocraticNanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 67% DemocraticNuclear Engineers — 50% DemocraticFuel Cell Engineers — 60% DemocraticLandscape Architects — 70% DemocraticMechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 52% DemocraticSolar Energy Systems Engineers — 59% DemocraticMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers — 48% DemocraticEnergy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar — 65% DemocraticCartographers and Photogrammetrists — 66% DemocraticRobotics Technicians — 46% DemocraticFire-Prevention and Protection Engineers — 44% DemocraticNon-Destructive Testing Specialists — 46% DemocraticWind Energy Engineers — 51% DemocraticHuman Factors Engineers and Ergonomists — 62% DemocraticEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians — 57% DemocraticMarine Engineers and Naval Architects — 49% DemocraticElectro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians — 42% DemocraticGeodetic Surveyors — 52% DemocraticAgricultural Engineers — 54% DemocraticPhotonics Technicians — 59% 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