Hi! My son is a self described nerd (a cool nerd but a nerd none the less). We have heard Elon described as preppy and the boys described as frat boys. He is also not into drinking, a heavy party scene or sports. I know they have some clubs he would be interested in, but want to make sure he would fit in with the general feel of the school. I have also read varying opinions on wether the campus has a mostly conservative or liberal vibe. Which is it? Thank you for your help!
Definitely very liberal when you look at college dem/repub participation and population demographics. A lot of students are from the north, which balance out the southern tendencies. Greek life tends to lean right but they’re mostly caught up with greek life to comment on political climate. It honestly doesn’t matter that much. Everyone is just respectful of others views, and that’s what’s really important. It’s nice that they’re varied, having an echo chamber reaffirming your own beliefs for 4 years means you won’t be exposed to anything new. If he gets involved in clubs he likes, he’ll find his place. Kind of vague description of your son, but I think he’ll be fine.
You have just described my son, who plans to attend in the fall. I think when you get to college, you find your people.
I can tell by your “screen name” we have similar children. 
He is just having such a hard time choosing between different colleges. Each of them offers something else that the other doesn’t! Elon looks like it could be a great fit though. We shall see!