Describe the likely political views of the previous hypothetical person

[JGibson]

Likely to be a Democrat, supported Clinton in the 2016 primaries.

Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White
Age: 42
Religion: Protestant Christian (UCC), attends weekly
Education Level: College B.A.
Occupation: Middle School Teacher
Income Level: $50k/year
Marital Status: Married
Current Location: O'Fallon, Illinois
Birth Location/Hometown: Collinsville, Illinois
Issue(s) Prioritized: education/school funding, LGBTQ rights, reproductive justice, economy.

[JGibson]

A lifelong Democrat that voted Trump.

Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: 3/5 Hispanic, 2/5 Lebanese
Age: 34
Religion: Eastern Catholic- Maronite, attends at least twice a month.
Education Level: Vocational School
Occupation: Car Mechanic
Income Level: $40k/yr
Marital Status: Married
Current Location: Inglewood, CA
Birth Location/Hometown: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Issue(s) Prioritized: Religious Liberties, Immigration, US/Mexico Relations, Automobile Safety

[JGibson]

Likely Trump voter.

Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Age: 33
Religion: Buddhism
Education Level: Master's
Occupation: Business owner
Income Level: $120,000/yr
Marital Status: Single
Current Location: Los Angeles, California
Birth Location/Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Issue(s) Prioritized: small businesses, US/South Korea relations, North Korea, human rights, feminism

[JGibson]

Obvious Democrat, voted for Hillary in 2016 primary.

Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White
Age: 54
Religion: Christian (former Southern Baptist, now PC(USA))
Education Level: 4-year college
Occupation: Mexican restaurant owner
Income Level: $85,000/yr
Military Status: retired Navy
Marital Status: Married, has 2 male kids (one in college, one in high school)
Current Location: Marietta, Georgia
Birth Location/Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Issue(s) Prioritized: economy, food safety regulations, military, education, minimum wage

[JGibson]

Solid Democrat, Hillary for both the general and the primary.

Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White (French)
Age: 65
Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic), attends mass on Sundays, feasts, and solemnities.
Education Level: Major in secondary education
Occupation: officially retired (was a public high school teacher for 30+ years, still is a part-time substitute teacher)
Income Level: unknown
Military Status: none
Marital Status: widowed
Current Location: Miami, Florida, USA
Birth Location/Hometown: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Issue(s) Prioritized: education, teachers, public schools, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, US/Canada relations

[JGibson]

Probably a Bernie voter in the primaries, likely Hillary in the general.

Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Age: 28
Religion: raised Roman Catholic (whose parents preferred attending the Extraordinary Form mass or the EWTN/OLAM Shrine-style Novus Ordo mass when possible), now Episcopalian (attends most Sundays)
Education Level: Community College
Occupation: Hair Stylist
Income Level: $32,500/yr
Military Status: none
Marital Status: Married (Husband/Wife), zero kids
Current Location: Washington, DC
Birth Location/Hometown: Mejicanos, El Salvador
Issue(s) Prioritized: LGBTQ/Bisexual rights (pro), US/El Salvador relations, refugee resettlement (pro), immigration (pro), religious freedom

[JGibson]

My guess: probably a Clinton (or Johnson or write-in)/Downballot GOP voter in 2016.

Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Age: 41
Religion: Christian-Pentecostal (attend every Sunday, leads a Sunday School class)
Education Level: Some College
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Income Level: $65,500/yr
Military Status: Retired, served in Navy
Marital Status: Married (Husband/Wife), 3 kids (two daughters, 1 son)
Current Location: Pensacola, FL
Birth Location/Hometown: Muncie, IN
Issue(s) Prioritized: role of the military, Terrorism, National Security, Immigration (generally anti-immigrant, but supports limited pathway to citizenship), Islam (rabidly anti-Islam), Law Enforcement/Police (vehemently pro-#BlueLivesMatter/anti-#BlackLivesMatter), Abortion (anti-abortion)

[JGibson]

Possible Trump voter, may have voted for some Democratic candidates downballot in the past.

Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White (Czech)
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Age: 69
Religion: Roman Catholicism (attends mass weekly)
Education Level: Associate's Degree
Occupation: retired (was CEO of a convenience store chain for 20 years)
Income Level: $150,000/yr
Military Status: none
Marital Status: Married (husband/wife), 5 adult children (3 sons, 2 daughters)
Current Location: Praha, TX
Birth Location/Hometown: Liberec, Czech Republic (was Czechoslovakia when born), moved to the US in late 1950s.
Issue(s) Prioritized: US/Czech relations, anti-Communism, economy, religious liberties, personal freedom

[JGibson]

Razze has it right. Either Clinton or McMullin for President in general and Cruz in primary, and GOP downballot.

Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic (Venezuelan)
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Age: 34
Religion: Protestant (United Methodist Church)
Education Level: Some College
Occupation: Local TV reporter/anchor (3 years on job)
Income Level: $55,000/yr
Military Status: none
Marital Status: Married (husband/wife)
Current Location: Boynton Beach, FL
Birth Location/Hometown: Maracaibo, Venezuela (left Venezuela for US during the 2000s under Chávez)
Issue(s) Prioritized: Anti-Maduro/Anti-Chávez, US/Venezuela relations, LGBTQ rights, freedom of the press, personal liberties

[JGibson]

Either a Rubio or Cruz supporter in the 2016 primary, voted Trump in the general and will likely do so again in 2020.

Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: African-American
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Age: 54
Religion: Protestant (National Baptist Convention, USA), attends the Our Lady Of The Angels Monastery in Irondale a couple of times a year (where EWTN televises the daily masses)
Education Level: College graduate, Major in Law Enforcement
Occupation: Police Officer (15 years on the job)
Income Level: $64,000/yr
Military Status: Served in Army
Marital Status: Married (husband/wife)
Current Location: Irondale, AL
Birth Location/Hometown: Selma, AL
Issue(s) Prioritized: police/community relations, race relations, criminal justice reform

[JGibson]

Moderate Democrat, somewhat skeptical of #BlackLivesMatter, deeply dislikes Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer.


Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic-American
Sexual Orientation: Bi
Age: 33
Religion: nominally Catholic
Education Level: College Graduate
Occupation: Secretary
Income Level: $62,320/yr
Military Status: none
Marital Status: Single (engaged with boyfriend)
Current Location: Houston, TX
Birth Location/Hometown: Brownsville, TX
Issue(s) Prioritized: LGBTQ, women's rights, gender identity, feminism
Favorite TV Shows: The Rachel Maddow Show, AM Joy, The Office, South Park, Shameless, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Favorite Artists/Bands: Kelly Clarkson, Cardi B, Maren Morris, Halsey, Linkin Park, Katy Perry

[JGibson]

Rubio 2016/Trump 2016 general and 2020 voter if anti-choice, Democratic (Bernie 2016, possibly Biden 2020) if pro-choice.


Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: French Canadian
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Age: 58
Religion: Roman Catholic (fairly observant)
Education Level: College
Occupation: HS French teacher
Income Level: $45,000/yr
Military Status: none
Marital Status: Married (2 sons and daughter, all adults)
Current Location: North Charleston, South Carolina
Birth Location/Hometown: Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
Issue(s) Prioritized: Education, French Language, Religion, Québec Sovereignty, US/Canada Relations
Favorite TV Shows: Law and Order, The Price Is Right, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Lance et compte (He Shoots, He Scores), Cheers, Frasier
Favorite Artists/Bands: Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Rush, Madonna, Jimi Hendrix

[JGibson]

Obviously Democratic up and down the ballot. Likely Sanders in the 2020 primary, may have supported Bullock initially due to the home state factor.



Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White (one of her kids is bi-racial)
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Age: 44
Religion: raised Assemblies of God, now CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship)
Education Level: College (MD)
Occupation: Business Executive
Income Level: $125,200/yr
Military Status: none
Marital Status: Divorced (was married to 2 kids [both girls; one in HS, one now in college])
Current Location: Plano, TX
Birth Location/Hometown: Springfield, MO
Issue(s) Prioritized: mask wearing (in favor), COVID precaution orders (mostly in favor), Black Lives Matter/racial justice (in favor), economy, school quality
Favorite TV Shows: Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Scandal, Touched By An Angel, The Price Is Right, America Says, Family Feud (Dawson, Combs, O'Hurley), The Office, This Is Us
Favorite Artists/Bands: Lauren Daigle, MercyMe, Switchfoot, Adele, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Kelly Clarkson, Bon Jovi, Train

[JGibson]

This person could be a left-leaning or apolitical New Ager-turned-QAnon adherent when the COVID pandemic hit or somewhere around that time and flipped to Trump in 2020.



Gender: Nonbinary (designated male at birth/born male)
Race/Ethnicity: Black
Sexual Orientation: All genders
Age: 25
Religion: none (formerly AME)
Education Level: College (Graduate)
Occupation: Hair Salon worker
Income Level: $30,200/year
Military Status: none
Marital Status: single
Current Location: Philadelphia, PA
Birth Location/Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Issue(s) Prioritized: LGBTQ+ issues, hair salon safety, racial justice issues
Favorite TV Shows: black-ish, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy
Favorite Artists/Bands: Post Malone, The Weeknd, Lizzo, Cardi B

[JGibson]

Race: White (Irish + German)
Age: late 50s
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married for about 35 years
Children: 1. who moved out several years ago
Location: Utica, NY metro
Occupation: Teacher
Household Income: $150k+
Education: Master's Degree
Religion: Don't know (probably Catholic)
Other: The reason for his very high household income is that teachers with his experience level make around $90k. His wife also works and holds a good job. He also makes more money on the stock market than from his 9-5 job. From a very large family.

Republican most likely.


Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Age: 44
Religion: nonreligious
Education Level: high school
Occupation: desk clerk for dentist office
Income Level: $28,323/year
Military Status: none
Marital Status: married (2 kids, both daughters [16, 8])
Current Location: Jupiter, FL
Birth Location/Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
Issue(s) Prioritized: anti-vaxx (esp. anti-COVID vaccine), anti-mask (was pro-mask until discovering QAnon), anti-COVID mitigations, #SaveOurChildren (fell into QAnon around this point in 2020), formerly pro-climate change now climate denialist, anti-trans rights, formerly pro-immigration now anti-immigration
Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Greg Kelly Reports (Newsmax), Rob Schmitt Tonight (Newsmax), Weekly Briefing (OANN), The Chris Salcedo Show (Newsmax), War Room: Pandemic (Real America's Voice), Stinchfield (Newsmax), X22 Report, TruNews, pre-QAnon: Friends, Golden Girls, Glee, Deadline: White House (MSNBC), The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC), Frozen
Favorite Artists/Bands: pre-QAnon: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, The Beatles, John Legend, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran

NOTE: Both daughters (esp. the older one) are resentful of mother's QAnon ways, and to a lesser extent, the husband. She joined Gab, Parler, and Telegram in mid-2020.