Describe the likely political views of the previous hypothetical person

[Skill and Chance]

^^Almost certainly an "Establishment"  Republican.

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $143,000/year
Education: B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech
Religion: Evangelical Presbyterian
Age: 39
Family: Married with three kids (ages 11, 9, and 7)
Location: Sugar Bend, Texas

Tea Party Republican, has never voted for a Democrat in his life and turns out every time.

On a similar note (although I somehow doubt this person actually exists):

Race: Mexican-American, his mother was an undocumented immigrant
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $2.5M/year in profits, owns small oil company
Education:  B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and MBA from UT Austin 
Religion: Moderate Catholic
Age: 45
Marital Status: openly gay, came out in 2009
Location: Midland, Texas

[freepcrusher]

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: 700,000/Year
Education:  B.A. M.B.A. and J.D. from Texas
Religion: Atheist
Age: 37
Marital Status: Single
Location: Piney Point Village, TX (family is from the area)

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: 700,000/Year
Education:  B.A. M.B.A. and J.D. from Texas
Religion: Atheist
Age: 37
Marital Status: Single
Location: Piney Point Village, TX (family is from the area)

Very liberal Democrat.

[Talleyrand]

^^Almost certainly an "Establishment"  Republican.

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $143,000/year
Education: B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech
Religion: Evangelical Presbyterian
Age: 39
Family: Married with three kids (ages 11, 9, and 7)
Location: Sugar Bend, Texas

Tea Party Republican, has never voted for a Democrat in his life and turns out every time.

As someone who lives in that area and knows many people like him, I can say this guy would be very conservative, but not a Tea Partier.

[tallguy23]

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Democrat, although a bit more fiscally conservative.

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $100,000 (combined income with spouse)
Education:  AA in Aviation (Pilot for a major airline)
Religion: Agnostic
Age: 26
Marital Status: newly married
Location: Burbank, CA

[morgieb]

Probably a Democrat.

Race: White Hispanic
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $175,000
Education: J.D.
Occupation: Solicitor
Religion: Catholic
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married, with two children.
Location: San Diego, CA.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He might've voted Republican in the past but he's definitely a Democratic voter now.

Race: White
Gender: Female
Personal Income: $28,000
Education: B.S. in Sociology from a private Christian university
Occupation: Works at check-in center for people suffering from mental illnesses
Religion: Emergent-style Evangelical
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married, no children
Location: St. Paul, MN

[morgieb]

Is that someone you know?

If she goes to your church then probably a Dem but otherwise lean Republican.

Race: White
Gender: Female
Personal Income: currently n/a, was $25,000
Education: Bachelor Degree.
Occupation: Receptionist, but currently on maternity leave.
Religion: Non-practicing Lutheran
Age: 29
Martial Status: Unmarried with one child out of wedlock
Location: Madison, WI.

[justfollowingtheelections]

Is that someone you know?

If she goes to your church then probably a Dem but otherwise lean Republican.

Race: White
Gender: Female
Personal Income: currently n/a, was $25,000
Education: Bachelor Degree.
Occupation: Receptionist, but currently on maternity leave.
Religion: Non-practicing Lutheran
Age: 29
Martial Status: Unmarried with one child out of wedlock
Location: Madison, WI.

Most definitely a Democrat.  Female, low-income, educated, not very religious and from a liberal city?  That was easy.

Here's another one:

Race: White Hispanic
Gender: Female
Personal Income: $50,000
Education: 2 Master's degrees
Occupation: Career Counselor
Religion:  raised Catholic, not sure anymore - describes herself as "Spiritual"
Age: 30
Marital status: Married
Location: Suburban Oahu, HI

[Kitteh]

Race: White Hispanic
Gender: Female
Personal Income: $50,000
Education: 2 Master's degrees
Occupation: Career Counselor
Religion:  raised Catholic, not sure anymore - describes herself as "Spiritual"
Age: 30
Marital status: Married
Location: Suburban Oahu, HI

Definitely a liberal Democrat.

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $65,000
Education: Bachelors in Poli Sci, MBA
Occupation: Works in Human Resources for a pharmaceutical company
Religion: Presbyterian, attends church on holidays (Christmas, Easter, etc) but not otherwise
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married for five years
Children: 1 son, age 2
Location: Cary, NC (Born in suburban New Jersey, moved to NC after grad school)

[justfollowingtheelections]

Definitely a liberal Democrat.

Correct.

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hmm.. not sure.  Middle of the road I guess.  Leans R, but it depends on the candidate (might have voted for Obama).


Here's another one:

Race: White
Gender: Male
Income: Used to be around $1m, sometimes even higher, but has dropped significantly in recent years
Education: Bachelors in Economics
Occupation: Business owner
Age: 42
Marital status: Married for 3 years
Religion: Catholic
Location: Long Island

btw, how could you tell the other person was a liberal Democrat?

[Vosem]

An evangelical white Texan male? Big Rick Perry fan, and all that entails.

Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Personal Income: is a minor
Education: in high school
Occupation: in high school
Religion: nominally Jewish, but in practice quite secular
Age: 15
Marital Status: single
Children: zero
Location: suburbs of Cleveland

Keep in mind I am describing a hypothetical person; this certainly isn't anyone specific.

[morgieb]

Probably apolitical, will probably become liberal.

Race: Mixed (Black, Hispanic, Native, White)
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $750,000 (though is a billionaire)
Education: MBA
Occupation: Head of a multinational corporation.
Religion: Non-practicing Protestant.
Age: 44
Martial Status: Divorced, now homosexual.
Children: One.
Location: Stamford, CT.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $50,000
Education: ThD
Occupation: Minister
Religion: Seventh-day Adventist (though he is a Progressive Adventist)
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
Location: Loma Linda, CA

[Kitteh]

Definitely a liberal Democrat.

Correct.

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hmm.. not sure.  Middle of the road I guess.  Leans R, but it depends on the candidate (might have voted for Obama).


Here's another one:

Race: White
Gender: Male
Income: Used to be around $1m, sometimes even higher, but has dropped significantly in recent years
Education: Bachelors in Economics
Occupation: Business owner
Age: 42
Marital status: Married for 3 years
Religion: Catholic
Location: Long Island

btw, how could you tell the other person was a liberal Democrat?

Young Hispanic woman in Hawaii who is not a member of any organized religion? Very obviously liberal.

[DreamTheater]

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $50,000
Education: ThD
Occupation: Minister
Religion: Seventh-day Adventist (though he is a Progressive Adventist)
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
Location: Loma Linda, CA

Moderate Republican

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $90,000
Education: B.S. in Computer Science
Occupation: Software Engineer
Religion: Christian, regularly attends a non-denominational church
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Children: 0
Location: Mountain View, California

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $50,000
Education: ThD
Occupation: Minister
Religion: Seventh-day Adventist (though he is a Progressive Adventist)
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
Location: Loma Linda, CA

Moderate Republican

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $90,000
Education: B.S. in Computer Science
Occupation: Software Engineer
Religion: Christian, regularly attends a non-denominational church
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Children: 0
Location: Mountain View, California

Really?  There's no such thing as a moderate Republican anymore.  All the moderate voters are Democrats now.

[freepcrusher]

An evangelical white Texan male? Big Rick Perry fan, and all that entails.

Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Personal Income: is a minor
Education: in high school
Occupation: in high school
Religion: nominally Jewish, but in practice quite secular
Age: 15
Marital Status: single
Children: zero
Location: suburbs of Cleveland

Keep in mind I am describing a hypothetical person; this certainly isn't anyone specific.

it actually sounds like Howard Metzenbaum eighty years ago.

[Vosem]

An evangelical white Texan male? Big Rick Perry fan, and all that entails.

Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Personal Income: is a minor
Education: in high school
Occupation: in high school
Religion: nominally Jewish, but in practice quite secular
Age: 15
Marital Status: single
Children: zero
Location: suburbs of Cleveland

Keep in mind I am describing a hypothetical person; this certainly isn't anyone specific.

it actually sounds like Howard Metzenbaum eighty years ago.

But who, I wonder, does that description fit in the present day?

[jimrtex]

An evangelical white Texan male? Big Rick Perry fan, and all that entails.

Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Personal Income: is a minor
Education: in high school
Occupation: in high school
Religion: nominally Jewish, but in practice quite secular
Age: 15
Marital Status: single
Children: zero
Location: suburbs of Cleveland

Keep in mind I am describing a hypothetical person; this certainly isn't anyone specific.

it actually sounds like Howard Metzenbaum eighty years ago.

But who, I wonder, does that description fit in the present day?

Dennis Kucinich?  But he isn't Jewish, and I don't think he lives in the suburbs.  Beachwood?

[Vosem]

An evangelical white Texan male? Big Rick Perry fan, and all that entails.

Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Personal Income: is a minor
Education: in high school
Occupation: in high school
Religion: nominally Jewish, but in practice quite secular
Age: 15
Marital Status: single
Children: zero
Location: suburbs of Cleveland

Keep in mind I am describing a hypothetical person; this certainly isn't anyone specific.

it actually sounds like Howard Metzenbaum eighty years ago.

But who, I wonder, does that description fit in the present day?

Dennis Kucinich?  But he isn't Jewish, and I don't think he lives in the suburbs.  Beachwood?

No, not Beachwood (and Kucinich isn't Jewish, so not him)...

[Person Man]

I'm pretty bored...here's three Young Couples, Upper-Middle, entry-level 1%er,  Middle and Working Class

Race: White (Wife might be part Native American in the Elizabeth Warren since)
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $39,000/year as a Guidance Councellor for a Middle School (Wife makes $37,000 as a manager at a Health Food Store, she has a degree to, they met as undergrads in their senior year)  Combined Income: 76,000
Education: M.S. in Counseling from a public state university
Religion: Agnostic
Age: 26
Family: Married, no kids.
Location: Bozeman, Montana
 
Race: White, Father was Jewish
Gender: Female
Personal Income: $72,000/year as a Systems Engineer/Admin at a public utility or hospital (Husband is 28 and makes $55,000 as a senior Code Inspector, B.S. in Civil Engineer, B.A. in Political Science) (Combined Family income $128,000)
Education: B.A. in Theater when she was 21, B.S. in Computer Science when she was 29 (Both at UCF). Kinda lived the Trailer Park Boy  lifestyle (got arrested at a bar when she was 24 when another girl accused her of breaking a bottle over her head...got charges reduced) after college with a worthless degree/poor economy.
Religion:  Goes weeky to local ELCA
Age: 33
Family: Married, one kid, 2 , pregnant with a second
Location: Sarasota, Florida


Race: White
Gender: Male
Income: $32,000, A Carpenter  (Fiance works as a Pharmacy Tech, brings home $15,000) (Combined Family income 47,000)
Education: Gave up on college because he didn't do too well on SATs...did average, but thought that he should do something else. Graduated High School, Fiance has an AA in Chemistry.
Age: 22 (Fiance is same age, they met in their Senior Year high school)
Family: He had a child with his fiance two years ago
Religion: Baptist, but doesn't go that often, but not because of the out of wedlock thing.
Location: Richmond, VA

Race: White
Gender: Female
Income: $195,000, A VP of Financial Operations of a Tile Company (Husband makes $220,000 a year as a junior Partner at a reigonal 50 member Law Firm)  (total income $415,000)
Education: B.S. in Mathematics, M.S. Accounting from a National/semiElite College (CaseWestern Reserve/Colgate/Temple et al), Husband has his JD from a similiar college, just good enough of a college that if you have decent grades, you can get a "good" law job
Age: 29, Husband is 30.
They have one three year old son
Location: Bucks County, PA
Religion: Moderate Irish Catholic

[morgieb]

1: Moderately liberal probably.
2: Moderately conservative.
3: Stronger conservative.
4: Moderate, maybe libertarian?

Race: Black
Gender: Female
Personal Income: $20,000
Education: High School
Religion: Baptist
Age: 22
Family: A child out of wedlock.
Location: Charlotte, NC.

[TNF]

Democrat.

Race: White
Gender: Female
Personal Income: $50,000
Education: Master's Degree in Middle School Education
Religion: Southern Baptist
Age: 43
Family: Divorced but re-married with two sons from her first marriage, one of which is 21 and the other which is 17.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Swing voter

Race: White
Gender: Male
Personal Income: $45,000
Education: 2 year degree in carpentry and woodworking
Religion: ELCA Lutheran, very involved
Age: 68
Family: Married with two grown children.  Wife is a librarian.