Republicans Are Inventors, Democrats Are Innovators.

The article examines the relationship between political partisanship and professional sectors in the United States, highlighting how certain occupations tend to align with either Republican or Democratic support based on campaign contributions and other data. It notes that inventors were predominantly Republican in 2020 but have become more Democratic since 2019, with partisan leanings influencing the types of innovations pursued—Republicans favoring patents related to guns and Democrats focusing on climate change. The piece also discusses how political affiliations among professionals may result from both personal traits and occupational environments, and it suggests that newer, less patent-dependent tech fields are more Democratic-leaning, potentially indicating a shift in ideological dominance within innovation sectors.