How Conservative is Princeton

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<p>Here are some recent poll resulted conducted on different campuses in the Ivy League. The polls were taken at different times using different methodologies and all have a margin of error so small differences are meaningless. A quick review of these will show that there isn’t much difference among the campus political cultures. All lean toward the liberal side.</p>

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<p>Princeton</p>

<p>Majority</a> of University community states support for Obama, according to poll - The Daily Princetonian</p>

<p>79.3% supported Obama
15.6% supported McCain
5.1% undecided or other</p>

<p>58.6% identified as Democrats
22.9% identified as Independents
14.9% identified as Republicans</p>

<p>Faculty</a> gives largely to Obama - The Daily Princetonian</p>

<p>Faculty support heavily in favor of Obama.</p>

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<p>Yale</p>

<p>Yale</a> Daily News - Media Content
Yale</a> Daily News - POLL: OBAMA BY A LANDSLIDE</p>

<p>81% = supported Obama
12% = supported McCain
7% = undecided or other</p>

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<p>Harvard</p>

<p>The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: Citing Familiar Issues, Students Prefer Obama</p>

<p>82% = supported Obama
11% = supported McCain
7% = undecided or other</p>

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<p>Penn</p>

<p>Poll:</a> 81 percent of Penn students prefer Obama | Interactive Feature - News</p>

<p>81% = supported Obama
17% = supported McCain
2% = undecided or other</p>

<p>62.2% identified as Democrats
23.6% identified as Independents
14.1% identified as Republicans</p>

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<p>Cornell & Dartmouth</p>

<p>Apparently no student polls on the presidential race were conducted but Cornell and Dartmouth (though still heavily liberal) have traditionally been seen as slightly more conservative than the rest of the Ivies.</p>

<p>Cornell</p>

<p>Campus</a> Poll Shows Student Political Affiliation</p>

<p>50.8% identified as Democrats
35.1% identified as Independents
14.1% identified as Republicans</p>

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<p>Brown</p>

<p>86.1</a> percent of students support Obama, poll finds - Campus News</p>

<p>86.1% = supported Obama
6.3% = supported McCain
7.6% = undecided or other</p>

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<p>Columbia</p>

<p>Apparently no student poll was conducted but Columbia, along with Brown has traditionally been seen as the most liberal of the Ivies.</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks for that! I'm surprised at the large number of Repubs (heh, "large") at Harv, considering its reputation. I'd reckon the hypothetical Columbia poll would mirror Brown, just given their similarities stat-wise. And I'd think Dartmouth would be rather like Princeton's, only with slightly more Republicans. 20-25% Repub, maybe? It seemed heavily liberal when I was there, but I definitely ran into a few conservatives and I remember them being the first I'd seen on any Ivy campus, hah. :)</p>