How Do Karens And Richards Vote? Poll Shows Voter Preferences By Name

Throughout the 2020 race, the New York Times and Siena College have actively conducted polls in battleground states to identify voting preferences, even using first names to distinguish patterns. The stats include the voting plans for those with popular names like Jennifer and Thomas, and most notably, Richard and Karen.

In 2020, the names Karen and Richard were turned into memes used to describe the women and men who are middle-aged, rude, entitled, problematic, and at times, racist. The inclusion of the two names in the story didn't go unnoticed by social media users on Monday who helped make the information go viral on Twitter.

The New York Times and Siena College identified 10 of the most common male and female names around the U.S. for its study. This information included data from more than 17,000 voters in 18 different states, according to the New York Times.

For those that are named Richard, the statistics show that 64% voted for President Donald Trump and 36% voted for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. As for those named Karen, 40% voted for President Trump and 60% voted for Biden.

When looking at the other names and genders of this study, viewers can see that all of the men, except for two who were 50/50, all said they were voting for Trump. As for the women, seven out of the 10 popular female names were shown to be voting for Biden.

Before looking at the chart, readers can take a quiz to guess how different sexes and names are voting this Election Day. Not only will readers get to predict their own guesses, but they also might get a little lesson on politics.

At the end of the study, readers can go through another list that has 102 names to see how those individuals are voting.