Poll Finds Only 8 Percent of Professors Plan to Vote for Trump
“Seventy-eight percent support Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, while only 8 percent of the respondents back Donald Trump and JD Vance”
Honestly, this number seems a little high, given all we know about the political culture of higher education.
The College Fix reports:
Only 8% of faculty will vote for Trump: survey
Professors will overwhelmingly vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the coming weeks, according to a new survey.
Inside Higher Ed surveyed more than 1,000 professors, mostly “tenured or tenure track,” and found significant support for the Democratic presidential ticket.
“Seventy-eight percent support Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, while only 8 percent of the respondents back Donald Trump and JD Vance, according to the survey, which has a 2.9 percent margin of error,” the publication reported.
“But while their personal support for Democrats was overwhelming, almost no respondents said they plan to tell students which party or candidate to vote for,” Inside Higher Ed reported.
Most respondents said they keep their personal political beliefs out of the classroom. Only four percent said they would tell students who to vote for, but 30 percent plan to “discuss the election” in class.
The poll reported other findings about the role of political beliefs in research.
Inside Higher Ed reported:
Fewer than one in 10 said their personal politics are very or extremely influential on their teaching, and only 14 percent said they were moderately influential. When it came to research, 18 percent said their politics were very or extremely influential on what they study and publish, and 15 percent said they were moderately influential.
Some surveys have found college students are reluctant to discuss political topics in the classroom, such as an April survey from Heterodox Academy. A 2023 survey found 74 percent of college students would report their professor for saying something offensive.
The heavy tilt of Democratic professors can also be seen in recent articles from The College Fix of the political affiliations of academics.
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The Phrase “Stuck on Stupid” comes to mind.
That 8% number tells us that a purge of universities will ne necessary.
As a member of the academy, I do not find this at all surprising. In fact, I am almost surprised that it is that high. But then again, I am in a psychology department.