"Who would fictional characters vote for?" omnibus thread

[H. Ross Peron]

It's A Wonderful Life:
Peter Bailey-Democrat, definitely a New Deal Democrat
Mary Bailey-Democrat
Clarence Odbody-Apolitical considering he's an angel, probably would favour anti-Communist Democrats like Truman overall
Mr. Potter-Republican, probably would enthusiastically support Robert Taft
Bill Bailey-Republican out of tradition, probably would have voted for FDR
Ma Bailey-Republican, same as above
Harry Bailey-Democrat
Ernie-Democrat
Bert-Republican
Sam Wainwright-Republican

[H. Ross Peron]

1984 (for the 1983 UK General Elections):
Winston Smith-SDP-Liberal Alliance
Julia-SDP-Liberal Alliance
O'Brian-Labour, probably would be an enthusiastic supporter of the Militant tendency
Parsons-Conservative, definitely would be just as much of a Thatcherite in our world as he is an Ingsoc devotee in 1984
Syme-SDP-Liberal Alliance

[H. Ross Peron]

Attack on Titan using Weimar-era parties considering its basically an allegory of the Ostfront in World War 2:

Eren-NSDAP
Mikasa-NSDAP
Armin-SDP for tactical reasons, probably would prefer DDP
Reiner-SDP
Jean-SDP
Sasha-KPD
Krista-DDP
Connie-NSDAP
Marco-Centre
Annie-NSDAP
Ymir-KPD
Hannes-Centre
Dr. Yeager-DVP
Commander Erwin-DVP
Captain Levi-NSDAP, might actully resemble Hans Rothfels
Commander Pixis-DNVP

[H. Ross Peron]

A brief one for Hellsing:

Alucard-No idea, probably Conservative
Integra-Conservative, obviously a One Nation Tory, might support UKIP due to her Europhobia and in seeing the EU has some sort of a Popish or Nazi plot to undermine British sovereignty
Walter-Conservative
Seras-Liberal Democrat

[H. Ross Peron]

Arthur (unless otherwise noted, I'm assuming their families vote the same way also).:

Arthur-Democrat
Buster-Libertarian, considering his fondness for UFOs would be an enthusiastic conspiracy theorist and Paulite. His mother would be a definite Democrat however.
Brain-Democrat, possibly Green
Francine-Democrat
Muffy-Republican
Binky-Republican
George-Democrat
Fern-Democrat
Prunella-Democrat
Sue Ellen (probably Canadian)-Liberal
Adil-CHP
Alberto-CREO

[H. Ross Peron]

1. Mikasa is a racial minority. (Granted, not one with which the actual Nazis had problems, obviously, but in the context of the story...) I can see her and Eren as more staid, Hindenburg-style military conservatives, likelier than not to be independent voters biddable by a variety of rightist or nationalist factions, who might be in danger of being co-opted after 1933, though. DVFP for example I can sort of see.

Hmm that is true for Mikasa (who discounting her race, would actually be quite similar to the conservative Prussian officers of the Wehrmacht) but considering Eren's enthusiasm for slaughtering Titans, I think he'd be easily swept by the NSDAP's tide.

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Should have added Ostfront "as portrayed by German propaganda".

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Would be interesting to see considering the rumours that AoT the  is designed to promote Shinzo Abe's foreign policy.

[H. Ross Peron]

The Fudge series by Judy Blume - I'll do the elections closest to the four Fudge books (1972, 1980, 1988 and 2000):

Hatcher Family
Warren - Advertising executive, likely conservative. Nixon/Reagan/Bush/Bush
Anne - A fairly traditional housewife, who later becomes a dental assistant. Nixon/Reagan/Bush/Gore
Peter - While he's only 9-12 years old in the series, he supports more public transportation in NYC, and is also concerned about air pollution. Doesn't seem to be anti-establishment or rebellious though. McGovern/Anderson/Bush/Gore
Fudge - Loves money, and although he tampers with private property, significantly Peter's, in the earlier books, this is because of his youth. Purely going from his love of money: Hospers/Reagan/Paul/Bush
Tootsie - Only two years old in the final book, it's very hard to tell (and I haven't read the books with Tootsie in them in years), so I won't analyze Tootsie.
Grandma Muriel - Seems like a moderate to me, so Nixon/Anderson/Bush/Gore
Cousin Howie - Hawaii park ranger, who's not a fan of TV, junk food, school and pop music to name a few things. McGovern/Mondale/Dukakis/Nader
Cousin Eudora - Voice of reason of the "Howie Hatchers", and a bit more conservative than her husband. McGovern/Anderson/Dukakis/Gore
Flora and Fauna - Spolied tween girls, possibly apolitical.
Mini-Farley - Probably apolitical, and not enough is mentioned to give him a leaning.

Other characters
Jimmy Fargo - Son of an actor-turned-artist, most likely left-leaning.McGovern/Anderson/Dukakis/Gore
Sheila Tubman - Would probably go against Peter just to spite him. Nixon/Reagan/Dukakis/Gore
Libby Tubman - Prides herself as being sophisticated, so perhaps a conservative for the most part, with the exception of 1964-style elections. Nixon/Reagan/Bush/Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Tubman - Seem like stereotypical American parents to me. Nixon/Reagan/Bush/Gore
Frank Fargo - Actor turned artist who lives in SoHo? Definitely a progressive. McGovern/Mondale/Dukakis/Nader
Henry Bevelheimer - Intelligent man, would be put off by anti-intellectualism. Hospers/Anderson/Bush/Gore

Might update this later with some of the other characters, namely the Princeton characters in Superfudge.

This is pretty awesome and brings back a lot of memories.

[H. Ross Peron]

Lois- George Pataki (The most Moderate Republican)

Did Pataki even run? Anyways Lois might vote Romney considering her family's a wealthy WASP/Boston Brahmin family or Huntsman.

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Stewie strikes me as a neocon/pro-business Republican, not a hardcore socon (especially considering his possible orientation).

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Joe could very well be Democratic even if he's a cop considering he lives in Rhode Island.

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See above for most of what I said.

[H. Ross Peron]

For Archie Comics

Archie-Independent; if he can't choose between Betty and Veronica I don't see him being able to choose in politics either
Veronica-Republican, in the original comics her father's name was Burton K. Lodge in reference to the Republican Senators of those names and was a Massachusetts senator. Definitely would be an Establishment/country-club Republican now.
Betty-Democratic, probably would be a progressive and a feminist.
Reggie-Republican
Jughead-Libertarian, in RL I can easily see him being a pothead, video game addict, and a MRA (considering his dislike of women)
Dilton-Democratic
Moose-Republican
Midge-Independent
Chuck/Nancy-Democratic
Cheryl-Republican
Mr. Weatherbee-Republican
Ms. Grundy-Democratic

[H. Ross Peron]

Ebenezer Scrooge Conservative
Grim Reeper Conservative

Jacob Marley Reform/Trump Conservative
Ghost of Past Reform

Ghost of Present Secular
Tiny TimSecular
Fred Secular
Bob C'ratchet Secular

Charles Dickens Secular

What the hell is Secular?
 

[H. Ross Peron]

Monthly Girls' Nozaki Kun:

Nozaki-DPJ (He might be LDP but manga artists tend to vote for DPJ)
Chiyo Sakura-DPJ (Probably would follow her idol in politics)
Mikoto Mikoshiba-DPJ
Yuzuki Seo-LDP (Could be crazy enough to vote for JRP honestly)
Yu Kashima-LDP
Masayuki Hori-DPJ
Hirotaka Wakamatsu-DPJ
Ken Miyame-DPJ
Mitsuya Maeno-DPJ
Yukari Miyako-DPJ

[H. Ross Peron]

WEB Dubois Dem
Harriet Tubman Dem
MLK Jr Dem
Al Sharpton Dem
Jesse Jackson Dem

Booker T Washington G O P
Frederick Douglas GOP

TIL MLK, Frederick Douglas, and etc. were all fictional characters.

[H. Ross Peron]

Taxi Driver edition

Travis Bickle: Despite having minimal interest in politics, Betsy did persuade him to vote for Jimmy Carter in the general election in November. Continuing resentment about crime as well as the Iranian Hostage Crisis drove him right, leading him to vote for Reagan twice followed by George HW Bush. Bickle voted for Perot in 1992 due to disappointment with Bush over the post-Cold War recession but skipped the following two Presidential elections not being impressed by Clinton, Dole, or George W Bush. He did enthusiastically back Giuliani's efforts to clean up New York City despite a nostalgic pang at the disappearance of the pornographic cinemas around Times Square. Bickle experiences 9/11 on a very personal level, being down in Lower Manhattan on the morning of the attacks while getting a meal at the end of his shift. The sight of the burning Twin Towers as well as thousands of ash covered people fleeing from the attacks are forever seared into his brain. Bickle becomes ardently Islamophobic and seriously considers shooting up a mosque before the presence of NYPD cops seeing a suspicious character dissuades him. This bigotry is not helped by the resentment he feels at immigrant taxi drivers, many of whom come from the Middle East or South Asia. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the Iraq War and frequently proclaims his support for George W. Bush in the lead up in the 2004 election. Eventually his Islamophobic tendencies ebb somewhat due to befriending Muslim taxi drivers while his opinion of Bush sours after Iraq becomes a quagmire seeing parallels to his own Vietnam experience. Bickle ends up voting for Obama in the 2008 election, especially when the Great Recession begins to affect his taxi business. The next several years prove a trying time for Bickle as the taxi business suffers serious competition from Uber and by 2015 an aging Bickle is forced into working as a Uber driver. Having ignored the 2012 election, Bickle is overjoyed at Donald Trump's candidacy, having picked him up a few times in Trump's Eighties heyday and having agreed with each other about the guilt of the Central Park Five. Trump's message of "Make America Great Again" and his picture of a country threatened by crime, illegal immigration, foreign trade, and unnecessary wars deeply resonates with Bickle. Bickle registers as a Republican and votes for Trump in his first primary vote since 1976. He makes little secret of his support for Trump in the general election and frequently praises him to his passengers often to their anger and resentment. Bickle continued to wear his MAGA hat for the next few years as he looked forward to his retirement on his 70th birthday in 2021. The Covid pandemic with the resulting loss of business, lockdowns, and unrest related to BLM and demands for defunding the police, however, brought back his worst nightmares of crime-ridden Seventies New York. Oddly enough, Bickle's own direct experience with human traffickers led him to discount QAnon conspiracy theories as blatantly absurd though he was fully convinced that Jeffrey Epstein was murdered. Bickle's paranoia and anger reached levels not seen in decades and having bought firearms, openly toyed with the idea of assassinating certain prominent left-wing members of Congress in New York. Naturally Bickle was devastated on Election Day and was fully convinced that fraud had occurred. In January 2021, Bickle traveled to Washington DC and heard Trump speak near the Capitol which convinced him to participate in the mob that stormed Congress. Bickle was arrested hours later with weapons on his person and is currently awaiting trial on various criminal charges.

Iris: Continued having emotional problems due to her memories of being underage prostitute and witnessing multiple murders, Iris had a "born again" experience and became a devout Evangelical Christian in her late teens. Eventually became involved in anti-trafficking activism in Evangelical circles and wrote a book about her experiences. Until 2000, she was mostly (at least openly) apolitical despite her devout beliefs though she generally voted for Republicans. However, Iris's social conservatism led her to becoming a strong Bush supporter and increasingly involved in Republican politics. She campaigned for Huckabee in 2008 and then Santorum in 2012 before supporting Ted Cruz in 2016. Naturally had very conflicting feelings about Donald Trump but ended up voting for him in November  seeing a slight resemblance to Travis Bickle. Naturally Trump's pro-Evangelical policies transformed her from a reluctant to enthusiastic Trump supporter, something reinforced by her belief in Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories though she rejected QAnon theories due to it being absurd to someone who had been a child prostitute herself. Also like Bickle, Iris was convinced the 2020 election was stolen and she ended up running into him again in the storming of the Capitol though she avoided arrest. Currently leading an effort to raise a legal defense fund for Bickle.

Betsy: Remained involved in New York Democratic Party politics after her work for the Palantine campaign. Moved somewhat to the centre and often participated in pro-choice activism. She frequently worked for Hillary Clinton from her 2000 Senate campaign onwards and in 2016 she was a regional organizer for her Presidential campaign. Strongly involved in Resistance activism afterwards and backed Buttigieg in the 2020 primaries. Worked on Biden's general election campaign as well as Max Rose's unsuccessful re-election run.

Tom: Moved on from politics to software engineering after 1976. Supported Anderson in 1980, but otherwise was something of a bellwether voter until 2016 (though he backed Gore in 2000) due to his mixture of socially liberal and fiscally conservative views. Disliked Trump however and ended up  supporting Gary Johnson in 2016. Obviously voted for Biden in 2020.

Carl Palantine: Still alive at the age of 91 and something of an Elder Statesman in the Democratic Party. Strongly identified with the progressive wing of the party, giving endorsements for Obama in 2008 and Bernie Sanders in both 2016 and 2020.