Politics

The Politics career track is one of the ten basic career tracks for The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4: City Living.

The Sims
The Mayor will eventually change careers and become an Intern in the Medicine career track.

The Sims 2
In The Sims 2, the career reward object is the Enterprise Office Concepts Bushmaster Tele-Prompter. It enhances a Sim's ability to improve the Charisma skill. If The Sims 2: Apartment Life is installed, Socialites are likely to work in this career. The college majors associated with this career are Political Science, Economics, History and Drama, making it (Along with Show Business) the only career track with 4 college majors associated.

The Sims 3
Political is one of the basic career tracks in The Sims 3. Sims can be employed from newspaper, computer, or city hall. Working in the Political career requires the Charisma skill, which indirectly requires friends in order to advance the skills as well. Additionally, Sims require to collect government funding as one of the performance factors. Sims can collect the funds by asking in person or by throwing a campaign fundraiser party.

The Political career has a special performance tone, "Propose New Course of Action." This special tone needs 16 cumulative hours to be finished. It has several possible outcomes when Sims finish proposing the course of action. There's a 10% chance that Sims will be promoted outright regardless of performance, 30% chance for +40 relationship with the boss, 40% chance for +40 relationship with the boss but -40 with coworkers, and 20% chance that the boss and coworkers will get damaged relationships by -30 and -40, respectively.

Additionally, Sims in the Political career unlock the "Give Inspirational Speech" and "Debate Politics". Sims who have reached the top of the Political career will become a celebrity.

Performance tones:
 * Business as Usual
 * Work Hard - Increases performance faster but adds stress
 * Take It Easy - Increases fun but lowers performance
 * Meet Coworkers - Meets new coworker
 * Chat with Coworkers - Builds relationship with coworkers
 * Run Errands for Supervisor - Builds relationship with the boss
 * Sleep in Judges Chamber - Increases energy
 * Propose New Course of Action - Risky action that has various outcomes

The Sims 2 (Console)
Politics is one of the career tracks available in The Sims 2 (console).