Describe the likely political views of the previous hypothetical person

[Dr. MB]

Liberal leaning Democrat, her husband is probably a moderate Republican

Gender: Male
Age: 42
Hometown: Newark, NJ
Current location: Butte, Montana
Race/Ethnicity: Half white, half Samoan
Religion: Rastafari (convert)
Education: High school
Occupation: Small business owner
Marital status: Divorced, no children
Other: Instilled with a strong sense of discipline by his strict father

[Thunderbird is the word]

Libertarian leaning Republican

Gender: Male
Age: 32
Hometown: Wellesley, MA
Current Location: Boston, MA
Religion: Reform Jewish
Education: College dropout
Occupation: Musician/podcast host/Day Trader (Work's for fathers stock brokerage firm as day job)
Marital Status: Single/Swinger
Other: Grandparents were holocaust survivors, father was born in Israel and emigrated to US when he was young.

[HomestarSB9]

Mainstream Democrat

Gender: Male
Age: 67
Hometown: New York City, NY
Current Location: Spencer, IA
Religion: Atheist
Education: 4-year college degree
Occupation: Former executive, animator, voice actor, translator for anime, now retired.
Ethnicity: White
Marital Status: Married, 4 children
Other: Vietnam War veteran

[Thunderbird is the word]

Mostly apolitical democrat but supported Hillary in the general

Gender: Male
Age: 44
Hometown: New Milford, Connecticut
Current Location: Tokyo, Japan
Religion: Agnonstic
Ethnicity: White (German/Polish/Irish/Czech)
Occupation: Comic Book Artist/Writer/Publisher (Lives in Japan temporarily while working to supervise Japanese TV adaptation of his stories.)
Education: Art School Graduate
Marital Status: Married, one daughter

[HomestarSB9]

Moderate independent who voted for Obama in 2008, Romney in 2012, and Hillary in 2016.

Gender: Male
Age: 72
Hometown: Indiana, PA
Current Location: Indiana, PA
Religion: Catholic
Ethnicity: Asian/White (German/Swedish)
Occupation: Former orthodontist, now works at Lowe's.
Education: Master's Degree in Orthodontics
Marital Status: Divorced, two daughters
Other: Father emigrated from China at a young age.

[Thunderbird is the word]

Independent, may have been a Republican when younger due to anti-communist beliefs. Voted for Romney in 2012 but Donnelly for senate. Hillary in 2016, Trump's nomination may have been the final straw for the GOP.

Gender: Female
Age: 33
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Current Location: Santa Monica, CA
Religion: Assyrian Christian
Race/Ethnicity: Persian
Occupation: Djay/Nightclub promoter
Education: BA in English from Occidental College/Took some night classes in Business management as well.
Marital Status: Single/Swinger
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Other: Parents were dissidents who fled Iran to escape the Ayotollah shortly before she was born.

[HomestarSB9]

Mainstream liberal Democrat who can't dream of electing a Republican.

Gender: Male
Age: 84
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Current Location: El Paso, TX
Religion: Catholic
Race/Ethnicity: White (Irish/Polish)
Occupation: Former painter, Former Walmart employee, now retired.
Education: High school
Martial Status: Divorced, six daughters, one son.
Background: Military veteran of 24 years, fought in Vietnam, drives a truck, and used to hunt before moving to El Paso.

[Thunderbird is the word]

Lifelong Democrat who voted for Nixon in 72, Reagan in 80 and 84 and Trump in 2016

Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White (Mostly English heritage)
Religion: Lapsed Congregationalist
Age: 95
Hometown: Concord, NH
Current Location: Boston, MA
Occupation: Retired Advertising executive. Former politician who served several terms in the New Hampshire State legislature and made an unsuccessful bid for congress.
Marital Status:Widower, three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Education: College dropout, went to Dartmouth for one semester before enlisting in the Marines after Pearl Harbor.

[Dr. MB]

Depends on when he entered the legislature. If it was in the 1970s or before, then a former liberal Republican who now votes Democratic.

Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: half White/half Native Hawaiian
Religion: Evangelical
Age: 30
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Current Location: Rural Colorado
Occupation: Marijuana farmer
Marital Status: Single
Education: Air Force Academy, served in the Air Force also.

[HomestarSB9]

A Republican who is more to the left on social and drug issues, voted for Gary in the general election, probably voted for Rand Paul in the primaries.

Gender: Male
Age: 49
Ethnicity: White (Norwegian/Italian)
Religion: Protestant
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL
Current Location: Riverside County, CA
Occupation: Truck Driver
Marital Status: Married, 9 children
Education: High school
Other: Father was the Grand Dragon of the local chapter of the Klu Klux Klan.

[Kamala's side hoe]

Staunch Republican who enthusiastically voted for Trump in the primaries and general election.


Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race/Ethnicity: Black/Ethiopian
Religion: Orthodox Christianity
Hometown: Addis Ababa but moved to Tacoma, WA at age 15
Current Location: New Haven, CT
Occupation: Mechanical engineer
Education: Bachelors
Relationship status/family: youngest of five siblings, living with girlfriend
Other: more homophobic and pro-life than he lets on to his coworkers, generally apolitical

[Dr. MB]

Socially conservative. If he voted at all, it was probably quietly for Trump, but it's not something he brings up often.

Gender: Male
Age: 43
Race/Ethnicity: Jamaican, with a Portuguese grandmother
Religion: Christian
Hometown: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Current Location: Houston suburbs, Texas
Occupation: Hedge fund manager and self-made millionaire
Education: Master's degree
Relationship status/family: Married to a white Texan, three children age 4, 9, and 13
Other: His grandfather was a politician in Jamaica, and his wife is considering a run for county office.

[Suburbia]

Moderate Republican who voted for Trump by holding his nose, but would have preferred voting for John Huntsman, Jr. as a write-in in 2016. Is attacked by some black friends in the Houston area for not being "authentic".

Gender: Male
Age: 40
Race/Ethnicity: White (German/Dutch)
Religion: Protestant
Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J.
Current Location: Scotch Plains, N.J.
Occupation: Senior Investment broker at New York City-based firm
Education: MBA, Masters degree at Rutgers Business School, Rowan University
Relationship status: 5 children, three sons, 2 daughters, married to wife who works as a businesswoman in Metropark, NJ corporate center and Manhattan-based brokerage firm.

[erſatz-york]

Enthusiastic Romney voter, voted Clinton or Johnson/McMullin in 2016. No longer identifies as a Republican.

Gender: Female
Age: 33
Race: White (Finnish ancestry)
Religion: Lutheran (fairly devout, attends church regularly)
Hometown: Somerset, TX
Current location: Katy/Fulshear, TX
Occupation: High school German teacher
Annual income: $52,000
Education: BA from Texas A&M - College Station, did some studying in Germany
Marital status: Single

[Thunderbird is the word]

Berniecrat and DSA member. Held nose for Hillary in the general.

Gender: Male
Age: 51
Race/Ethnicity: White (Italian)
Religion: Catholic
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Current Location: Downington, PA
Occupation: Assistant Manager of Toyota dealership
Education: College Graduate (Majored in Economics at Drexel University)
Relationship Status: Married, two children. Daughter in college, son in high school.

[tallguy23]

Moderate Republican who voted Trump because he hated Hillary. Probably backed Kaisich or Rubio in the primaries.

Gender: Male
Age: 88
Race/Ethnicity: White (British)
Religion: Protestant but irreligious
Hometown: London, England
Current Location: Santa Ana, CA
Occupation: Retired truck driver
Education: High school dropout
Relationship Status: Married to second wife. 5 children from first wife who passed away.

[bagelman]

Upper class suburban Republican who stayed loyal to the GOP in 2016. Never voted DEM.

Gender: M
Age : 65
Race: White (Hungarian ancestry)
Religion: Catholic
Hometown: Small industrial city in Ohio
Current residence: Detroit exurbs, job requires constant travel
Occupation: Consulting
Education: Bachelors and MBA
Martial status: Divorced with 1 child, remarried with 2 adult stepchildren.

[Thunderbird is the word]

Registered Democrat and swing voter who supported Obama in 2012 and Trump in 2016.

Gender: Female
Age: 46
Race/Ethnicity: White (Jewish Russian/German/Czech)
Religion: Reform Jew
Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama
Current Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation: Country Music Promoter/Publicist
Education: College Dropout
Marital Status: Single/Swinger
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

[tallguy23]

Staunch liberal and Bernie supporter.

Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race/Ethnicity: White/Hispanic mix (Italian and Panamanian)
Religion: Agnostic
Hometown: La Crescenta, CA
Current Location: West Hollywood, CA
Occupation: Alcohol beverage distributor
Education: College grad
Marital Status: Single
Sexual Orientation: Straight

[Hassan 2022]

Was a libertarian until his early 20s, is now a center-left Democrat.

Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race/Ethnicity: White (French-Canadian and Greek)
Religion: Raised Catholic, only attends Mass on occasion
Hometown: Londonderry, NH
Current Location: Eliot, ME
Occupation: Boat mechanic
Education: Trade school
Marital status: Married with one child
Sexual orientation: Straight

[kyc0705]

Sanders supporter in the primaries, reluctant Trump voter, now solidly opposed to him.

Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: White (Russian/Slavic)
Religion: Moderate agnostic, raised Russian Orthodox
Hometown: Born in Moscow; moved with family to the US in the late '90s, settling in Nashville.
Location: NYC
Occupation: Cultural writer/film critic, dabbles in podcasting/public TV and radio presenting
Education: High school graduate
Marital status: Married with two children
Sexual orientation: Straight

[Thunderbird is the word]

Moderate socially liberal and hawkish Republican. Voted for Gary Johnson in 2016.


Gender: Male
Age: 63
Race/Ethnicity: White (German/Irish/Polish)
Religion: Raised Catholic, now has vaguely Buddhist influenced/Deistic spirituality
Hometown: Glendale, California
Current Location: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Was an early computer pioneer, ran a small software company that in the early 80s was a rival to Apple and IBM but ended up being sued for copyright infringement and bankrupted. Fell out of touch with technology development afterwards and mostly worked odd jobs until the great recession. Has been unemployed since 2009 and been periodically homeless since. Currently lives with and is supported by an old friend and spends most of his days bumming around libraries and bookstores.
Education: College Graduate (Graduated Stanford with Engineering degree)
Marital Status: Divorced (Has three children and one grandchild but is estranged and unable to see them due to a nasty divorce.)
Sexual Orientation: Straight

[Kamala's side hoe]

Moderate socially liberal and hawkish Republican. Voted for Gary Johnson in 2016.


Gender: Male
Age: 63
Race/Ethnicity: White (German/Irish/Polish)
Religion: Raised Catholic, now has vaguely Buddhist influenced/Deistic spirituality
Hometown: Glendale, California
Current Location: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Was an early computer pioneer, ran a small software company that in the early 80s was a rival to Apple and IBM but ended up being sued for copyright infringement and bankrupted. Fell out of touch with technology development afterwards and mostly worked odd jobs until the great recession. Has been unemployed since 2009 and been periodically homeless since. Currently lives with and is supported by an old friend and spends most of his days bumming around libraries and bookstores.
Education: College Graduate (Graduated Stanford with Engineering degree)
Marital Status: Divorced (Has three children and one grandchild but is estranged and unable to see them due to a nasty divorce.)
Sexual Orientation: Straight

Solid Democratic supporter, participated in the March for Science 2017.

Gender: Male
Age: 24
Race/Ethnicity: White/German
Religion: Not particularly religious but identifies as a cultural Christian
Hometown: Upper Arlington, OH
Current Location: Bothell, WA
Occupation: PhD student in Biochemistry, also employed as a Teaching Assistant and tutors SAT prep on the side
Relationship status/family: Oldest of three siblings, has a girlfriend who lives in an adjacent suburb
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Other: enjoys collecting plants and trying regional Chinese cuisines

[Thunderbird is the word]

Democrat and Bernie supporter who held nose and voted for Hillary in the general.

Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race/Ethnicity: White (Irish/Czech/Russian-Jewish)
Religion: Agnostic
Hometown/Current Location: Queens, NY
Occupation: Custodian at One World Trade Center
Education: High School Graduate (Voracious reader and autodidact, thinking about going to school on the GI Bill to become a History teacher)
Marital Status: Single (has a lot of casual dates with women he meets on Tinder)
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Other: Army Veteran, served several tours of duty in Iraq and was awarded a bronze star. Was briefly assigned to White House detail and met both Bush and Obama.

[Hassan 2022]

Staunch moderate, was dissatisfied with both Clinton and Trump and didn't vote in 2016.

Gender: Female
Age: 48
Race/Ethnicity: White (distant English descent)
Religion: United Church of Christ
Hometown: Plattsburgh, NY
Current location: Panton, VT
Occupation: Dairy farmer
Education: High school graduate, learned the trade from her parents' farm outside Plattsburgh
Marital status: Married with four children
Sexual orientation: Straight
Other: Has a summer cabin on a lake close to the Vermont-Quebec border