<p>Are there any Northeastern LACs that are fairly politically conservative? I'm not a social conservative at all (pro-choice, not homophobic), but I am very politically conservative.</p>
<p>In Michigan, but Hillsdale is politically conservative (and activist, I believe).</p>
<p>Maybe look at Holy Cross or Siena. Both are Catholic schools and likely have a pretty even mix between conservative/liberal ideas on both political and social issues. If you want a larger school, you can consider some other Jesuit universities (Georgetown, BC, Fordham, Villanova, Loyola-MD).</p>
<p>Liberty? (noting that Lynchburg, VA does not remotely meet any US-based definition of “Northeastern”.) I don’t know that an school adminsitrati from an organization with a historical reputation for being conservative is going to translate into a campus atmosphere or student body that is conservative in a early 21st century sense. </p>
<p>Any college is going to have a diversity of political beliefs among the students, faculty, and adminsitration. I would look for indications of how the school accepts the differences and where the apparent boundaries may lie. I think it is beneficial to get out of the cocoon a bit, learn to articulate and defend one’s positions with some rigor and intellectual honesty, AND get along with your intellectual opponents afterwards without fear of running into the PC police. If nothing else, you can remind them “conservatives are people, too.”</p>
<p>Oberlin
Hampshire College</p>
<p>The faculty and administration of all NE LACs lean left, but there are a few at which the student body is more balanced. I would characterize them as more apolitical than conservative, but at least they offer a forum for non-majority views. </p>
<p>These would include: Bowdoin, Williams, Hamilton, Colgate. A little further afield, Kenyon, Davidson. Not LACs, but other options Dartmouth, Boston College. If you are female, Mt. Holyoke, Wellesley.</p>
<p>Holy Cross gets a red light for political orientation from the conservative [url=<a href=“http://www.collegeguide.org%5DCollegeGuide.org”>http://www.collegeguide.org]CollegeGuide.org</a> - Home<a href=“though%20their%20ratings%20combine%20social/religious%20conservatism%20and%20other%20aspects%20of%20conservatism”>/url</a>.</p>
<p>Liberty is known as a social/religious conservative type of school, which may not be what the OP wants.</p>
<p>Holy Cross has a mixture. HC is the only LAC with an alum on current Supreme Court and 2 other Justices have HC affiliations-amazing. Roll Call rated HC 1ST among all schools for most alums per capita in Congress. Believe all of HC’S Congreesional alums are Democrats. HC also claims Chris Matthews oh MSNBC and Obama’s speechwriter as alums.</p>
<p>Franklin & Marshall has always struck me as pretty moderate. Some of the other PA LACs like Bucknell, Gettysburg, and Lafayette may be as well.</p>
<p>While I don’t think you’re going to find a non-religious LAC that is conservative or has a majority of conservative attendees in the northeast, going to the isi site mentioned above or link here:</p>
<p>[CollegeGuide.org</a> - Browse](<a href=“http://www.collegeguide.org/itembrowse.aspx?f=&m=1&p=1&s=]CollegeGuide.org”>http://www.collegeguide.org/itembrowse.aspx?f=&m=1&p=1&s=)</p>
<p>will give you a quick overview of some of the better known college and how much conservative views are tolerated. Look for green or yellow lights. You can probably find a paper copy of the book to browse through at your local bookstore and/or library. If you want to try reading 3 reports from the site, using the code, 3FREE, at checkout used to allow one a free trial of three reports.</p>
<p>It’s been a very useful resource in my family, but I wouldn’t limit my choices to just schools on their list. Oldest is at a college not rated. Middle has 2 of his 6 colleges not on the list (like Pittsburgh, for instance). It’s just a source for some schools. For those it talks about, there’s a very detailed report about the overall ambiance at the school - not just politics.</p>
<p>In my family, schools receiving red lights are not an option. I know families who use the source to look for red light schools to apply to. It can be useful either way.</p>
<p>West Point, and Annapolis in the MidAtlantic.</p>