If you design a house, you are likely to be a Democrat; if you build it, you are probably a Republican. If you swagger around town in a big hat and a badge, you’re probably a Republican; if the big-hatted swaggering takes place around a public park, you’re more likely to be a Democrat. And the beer wholesaler probably votes red, while the bartender who taps the key and pours the pint probably votes blue. These are a few of the odd pairings that show up on a comparison of the parties, “Democratic vs. Republican occupations,” which just went up on the Verdant Labs site and is based on records of campaign contributions by party.

If you’re a talk show host, you probably lean to the right more than the comedians who perform on your show