Describe the likely political views of the previous hypothetical person

[H. Ross Peron]

Probably the village Democrat. Generally holds liberal views (especially on bread and butter issues and is probably pro gay marriage) and enjoys voicing contrarian opinions by declaring his support for Obama. Still is pro-gun and suspicious of excessive environmental regulations.

Race: Asian (Korean)
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Religion: Evangelical (Presbyterian)
Occupation: In Medical school, works part-time in a bank
Income: $25,000 a year (plus more in financial support from her parents)
Marital Status: Single (however is pursued by annoying but admiring lad six years her junior back in Southern California)
Location: New York, NY

[H. Ross Peron]

Probably a Democrat

Race: Mixed (half-white, half-Vietnamese)
Age: 15
Religion: Catholic
Occupation: High School student, online businessman
Income: $55,000/year
Marital Status: Single
Location: Fountain Valley, CA

[H. Ross Peron]

I dunno, maybe a moderate Republican, though she could very well be a Democrat as well.

Race: White
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Religion: Southern Baptist
Occupation: Teacher
Income: $35,000/year
Martial status: Married with 1 kid, age 12
Location: Arlington, Texas

A Republican, although more of a "compassionate conservative" then a Tea Partier

Race: White
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Religion: UCC/Congregationalist
Occupation: Retired, former small businessman
Income: $40,000/year (various sources)
Marital Status: Widowed
Location: Rutland, Vermont

[H. Ross Peron]

Almost certainly Republican, quite possibly a Tea Partier

Race: Black
Gender: Female
Race: 25
Religion: Independent Baptist
Occupation: Accountant
Income: $35,000/year
Marital Status: Courting a potential husband
Location: Jacksonville, Florida

[H. Ross Peron]

Sounds like a Democrat overall to me.

Race: White
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Religion: Norse Neopagan
Occupation: Car Mechanic/Poet
Income: $50,000
Marital Status: Married w/ 5 kids (and a 6th on the way)
Location: Pocatello, Idaho

[H. Ross Peron]

I'm guessing fiscally liberal and socially conservative, like a populist.

Race: Black
Sex: Male
Personal Income: $100,000/year
Educational Level: J.D.
Religion: Baptist (any Baptist denomination)
Occupation: Lawyer
Age: 60
Marital status: Married, 4 teenage/adult children
Location: Oakland County, MI

Democrat unless he's a Southern Baptist or Independent Baptist

Race: White
Sex: Male
Personal Income: $175,000/year
Religion: Deist
Occupation: Small Businessman
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married w/ two children
Location: Fort Worth, Texas

[H. Ross Peron]

Moderate Democrat, probably not that liberal due to the university (Purdue I assume) being somewhat conservative that she teaches at

Age:  25
Sex:  Male
Race:  White
Household income:  $120,000
Educational level:  Bachelor's
Occupation:  Software engineer
Religion:  Southern Baptist
Marital Status:  Single
Location:  Houston, TX

Easily Republican, The only question is what sort of a Southern Baptist he is which would determine whether he's a Paulite libertarian Republican or more of a social conservative.

Age: 105
Sex: Male
Race: White
Household Income: $45,000/year
Education Level: Bachelor's
Occupation: Retired, formerly journalist
Religion: Agnostic (culturally Jewish)
Marital Status: Widowed
Location: New York, NY

[H. Ross Peron]

Probably a non-voter. Probably some sort of a libertarian-leaning populist Ron Paul supporter (anti-war, suspicious of both big business and big government, possibly a conspiracy theorist) if he does.

Age: 43
Gender: Male
Race: White (primarily of Irish and Italian descent)
Income: $450,000
Education: High School
Occupation: Used car dealership owner
Religion: Lapsed Catholic
Location: Waltham, Massachusetts

[H. Ross Peron]

While is irreligiousness does not push him towards the GOP, race, gender, income, and marital status all outweigh that. GOPer who voted Romney in the primaries.

Age: 43
Gender: Female
Race: White
Occupation: PT Sales clerk (homemaker while children were young)
Education: Dropped out 2 years into a BA to get married
Household Income: $55 000
Religion: Baptist (Weekly attendance + Bible study)
Marital Status: Married, 3 kids
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sounds like a solid Conservative voter or possibly a Christian Heritage supporter.

Age: 62
Race: White
Occupation: Minister
Education: BA, subsequently attended a seminary
Household Income: $40,000
Religion: Southern Baptist
Marital Status: Married, 3 kids
Location: Maynardville, Tennessee

[H. Ross Peron]

Republican only because of the social conservatism.

Age: 43
Gender: Male
Race: White
Occupation: Construction worker
Income: $70,000
Marital status: Married, three children
Religion: Roman Catholic
Location: Newark, New Jersey

Really depends on how Catholic he actually is. If he goes to mass weekly, he's probably a GOPer. If not, he's a Dem.

Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Asian (Korean)
Occupation: Medical Student
Income: $0
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian (practicing)

Based on personal experience probably moderate Democrat if they are not apolitical.

Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: White (ethnically Slavic Russian)
Occupation: College Student
Income: $0 (Parents make about 80k total a year)
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Atheist
Location: Waltham, MA (originally from Staten Island, NY)

[H. Ross Peron]

Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: White (ethnically Slavic Russian)
Occupation: College Student
Income: $0 (Parents make about 80k total a year)
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Atheist
Location: Waltham, MA (originally from Staten Island, NY)

Socially liberal; economically up in the air; could be anything from Democratic to Libertarian.

I'd be curious about her family background; she could be one of those die-hard Republican post-Soviets who assumes Democrat=Communist.

I must admit you were pretty damn spot on in this. Her parents definitely fit that type, while she herself may best be described as a secular neocon/right-wing Bloombergite.

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[H. Ross Peron]

Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: White (ethnically Slavic Russian)
Occupation: College Student
Income: $0 (Parents make about 80k total a year)
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Atheist
Location: Waltham, MA (originally from Staten Island, NY)

Socially liberal; economically up in the air; could be anything from Democratic to Libertarian.

I'd be curious about her family background; she could be one of those die-hard Republican post-Soviets who assumes Democrat=Communist.

I must admit you were pretty damn spot on in this. Her parents definitely fit that type, while she herself may best be described as a secular neocon/right-wing Bloombergite.

SKIP

Is this person at a Waltham school? If so, which one? NB I say this as a Brandeis graduate.

Yes she is at Brandeis as is the case with myself.

[H. Ross Peron]

Democrat because of science and union issues

Age:  54
Gender:  Female
Race:  White
Occupation:  Attorney
Marital status:  Unmarried
Religion:  Episcopalian
Location:  Columbus, OH

Probably registered unenrolled, votes Democratic in most elections, but supports Portman and Kasich and the like.

Age: 61
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Portuguese; immigrated to the US in 1970
Education: MBA from University of Rhode Island
Income: $50,000 a year
Occupation: Runs a bakery with his wife
Marital Status: Married, two kids (33 y/o male and 30 y/o female), three grandkids
Religion: Catholic and deeply religious, goes to a Portuguese Church, but believes in a more European form of Catholicism
Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island

A very conservative Rhode Island Democrat (especially socially).

Age:24
Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White, of Anglo-German-French stock
Education: BA from University of Northern Colorado
Income: $18,000 a year
Occupation: High School French Teacher
Marital Status: Engaged
Religion: Mainline Protestant
Location: Fullerton, California

[H. Ross Peron]

Probably registered unenrolled, votes Democratic in most elections, but supports Portman and Kasich and the like.

Hardcore Democrat and is politically involved. Does a lot of human rights cases.

Age:24
Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White, of Anglo-German-French stock
Education: BA from University of Northern Colorado
Income: $18,000 a year
Occupation: High School French Teacher
Marital Status: Engaged
Religion: Mainline Protestant
Location: Fullerton, California

Loyal Democrat. Income seems low for a full time HS teacher...?

She's based off of my actual HS French teacher, who was hired my senior year which may explain the low income. Incidentally she's a moderate Republican although all things considered quite liberal.

SKIP

[H. Ross Peron]

Race: Native American; Sioux Tribe
Personal Income $97,000 a year
Education: B.A. in Political Science from Harvard University J.D. from Princeton Law and PhD in Divinity from Harvard School of Theology
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Age: 58
Martial Status: Married with 6 kids and 5 grandkids
Occupation: Minister and Lawyer for the Supreme Court Bar. Part Time Lobbyist for Economic Issues
Location: Washington D.C.

Fairly liberal Democrat considering ELCA is a theologically liberal church and Harvard Divinity School is both political and theologically progressive.

Race: White (English/Yankee)
Personal Income: $30,000/year
Education: High-School Dropout
Religion: Atheist
Age: 38
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Author
Location: Providence, RI

[H. Ross Peron]

Social Democrat

Gender: Male
Ethnicity: German
Age: 25
Occupation: Graduate student
Family: Single
Religion: Lutheran
Location: Santiago, Chile

[H. Ross Peron]

Probably some young guy who feels like he has unique political views but mostly votes the same way as his parents, if he was old enough in 2018, a Pressley-Baker voter.

Gender: Female
Age: 18
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Location: Denver, Colorado
Race: White
Ethnicity: Dutch
Languages: Primarily English, knows spanish
Relationship: Single
Religion: Jewish
Education: Currently attending community college
Income: Lower middle-class
Job: N/A
Interest: Government, debate, journalism

Liberal Democrat, though not as culturally radical as many others. Probably a Bernie supporter.

Gender: Female
Age: 30
Sexual orientation: Straight
Location: Queens (Astoria), New York
Race: White
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German
Languages: English, some French
Relationship: Single
Religion: Presbyterian (PCA)
Education: BA, attended art school
Income: 35k a year
Job: Illustrator, art model
Interests: Art, literature, classical music

[H. Ross Peron]

Former longtime Republican who grew disaffected with Trump, voted for McMullin in 2016 and intends to vote for Biden this year.

I cannot confirm the person I used as an inspiration will vote Biden (although I am fairly sure he'll do) but otherwise correct.

Alcibiades's is either the last Republican, or the first Democrat, of his WASPy af family.



Next person:
Gender - Male
Age - 60
Race - White
Ethnicity - Italian
Sexual orientation - Heterosexual
Relationship status - Married (two children)
Hometown - La Spezia, Italy
Current location - Northern Virginia
Education - College degree
Occupation - College professor in Architecture

Moderate Democrat, probably supported Biden in the primaries. In context of Italian politics, supported the Christian Democrats, then Forza Italia and Civic Choice but switched to PD in recent years due to the latter's pro-Europeanism.

Gender: Male
Age: 103
Race: White
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Religion: Agnostic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Relationship: Widowed, 3 children, 5 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren
Hometown: Brooklyn (Flatbush), New York
Current location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Education: Master's Degree
Occupation: Retired, World War II veteran (combat infantry in Europe) and English teacher
Interests: History, politics, literature, philosophy, chess, mathematics,
Other notes: Was a member of the Communist Party of the United States in the 30s and 40s up to 1952. Lived in Israel in 1966-8 in a kibbutz.

[H. Ross Peron]

Very liberal Democrat who probably volunteered for AOC and was a strong Bernie supporter.

Based on a real person I know of who is a theologically conservative Presbyterian and wrote an essay condemning Ayn Rand from a Christian perspective. Was a few years ago, so not sure about her current views.

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[H. Ross Peron]

Mung Beans's guy--in addition to sounding absolutely awesome--either made the commie->neocon->Never Trump periplus or has been an unshakeable genepool pinko for a literal century. Definitely one or the other.

Yeah, this guy was "inspired" by Sanders doing poorly with elderly Jewish voters in Florida-despite him presumably having life experiences with many of them-and so I tried to design an elderly Jewish Floridian who could conceivably be a strong Sanders supporter. Surely a decent proportion of such voters had a radical socialist or communist past much like Sanders.

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[H. Ross Peron]

Mung Beans's guy--in addition to sounding absolutely awesome--either made the commie->neocon->Never Trump periplus or has been an unshakeable genepool pinko for a literal century. Definitely one or the other.

Yeah, this guy was "inspired" by Sanders doing poorly with elderly Jewish voters in Florida-despite him presumably having life experiences with many of them-and so I tried to design an elderly Jewish Floridian who could conceivably be a strong Sanders supporter. Surely a decent proportion of such voters had a radical socialist or communist past much like Sanders.

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Did you ever see that thread where someone managed to construct a plausible Hitler-Sanders voter (a 105-year-old Operation Paperclip scientist whose #1 issue is climate change)?

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I need to see that thread haha. It's either that or a repentant "Beefsteak" Nazi who turned on Hitler after he purged Rohm and it became clear he was to cooperate with the German industrialists. I've always wondered if an Axis veteran has held elected office in the United States at the state or local levels.

[H. Ross Peron]

Gender: Male
Race: White
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Location: Osage Beach, Missouri
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Age: 50
Religion: Unaffiliated
Relationship Status: Married with 2 teenage children (1 boy, 1 girl)
Education: MBA
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Income: $1,000,000/year
Other Interests: Travel, finance

Also: What fictional character is this person?

No idea but probably would be a solid Republican judging by the information provided. 50/50 on him being a hardcore Trumpist or a more conventional pro-business Republican.

Gender: Female
Race: White
Religion: Occultist/Norse neopagan
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Location: Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Age: 18
Relationship Status: Single
Education: Graduated from college prepatory high school, about to start university. Studying philosophy
Occupation: Childcare worker
Income: Minimal, family makes 30k Euros a year
Interests: History, politics, philosophy, anime
Other characteristics: Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

[H. Ross Peron]

Probably a Groen-Links voter, or perhaps SP or PvdD.

I'm not sure I agree. Neopagan indicates left-leaning in a US context; in Europe, uh, not so much, although the combination of prep school+low family income muddies the picture somewhat.

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Correct. This is based (with some extrapolations) on a real life person and her actual political views are very far-right to say the least.

[H. Ross Peron]

Liberal Democrat, probably part of the progressive Bernie/Warren wing but maybe supported Harris or Buttigieg.

Gender: Male
Race: White
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Location: Papillion, NE
Hometown: Erie, PA
Age: 44
Religion: Nominally Christian
Relationship Status: Married with 2 children
Education: Bachelor's degree
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Income: $75,000/year
Other Interests: His kids' soccer, craft beer, disability rights

Moderate Republican, voted for Kasich in 2016 primaries but voted for Trump without much enthusiasm. Considering a vote for Biden this year.

Gender: Female
Race: White (Anglo-German-Dutch mix)
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Age: 27
Religion: Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Relationship Status: Single (Still a virgin)
Education: BA in Sociology, currently doing online coursework for Masters' in Library Science
Occupation: Librarian
Income: $45k/year
Interests: Literature, Anime, Cooking, Foreign Languages

[H. Ross Peron]

Moderate Buttigieg-style Democrat

Gender: Female
Race: White
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Location: South Bend, IN
Hometown: South Bend, IN
Age: 56
Religion: Episcopalian but rarely attends church
Relationship Status: Divorced with 1 adult son
Education: Bachelor's degree
Occupation: Interior decorator
Income: $60,000/year
Other Interests: Traveling, her pets, Netflix comedy specials

My guess is moderate Democrat, on account of living in a college-y city, not being religious, and being in the Interior Decorator world which is probably fairly socially liberal.

This is based on someone I know btw:

Gender: Male
Race: White
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Hometown: Mount Airy, NC
Age: 24
Religion: Atheist
Relationship Status: Dating
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Occupation: Student, Avant-garde musician, Waiter
Income: $12,000/yearly
Other Interests: Politics of their particular ideology, Activism, Astral Projection, Art

Into astral projection despite being an atheist? I would say some kind of anti-establishment libertarian populist, maybe libertarian leftist. Probably favoured Yang or Gabbard in the primaries.

Based on an irl person. No prizes for guessing who it is.

Gender: Male
Race: Mixed (Asian and White)
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Location: Los Angeles, California (West Hills)
Hometown: London, UK
Age: 29
Religion: Agnostic
Relationship Status: Single
Education: BA in Political Science
Occupation: Unemployed, does odd jobs on occasion
Income: Less than $10,000 a year. His family makes about $150,000 a year
Interests: Politics, cars, fitness, fashion, dating, video games, fantasy fiction/movies.