<p>I always see questions about which schools are the most liberal or conservative. </p>
<p>I'm a moderate. I support the best candidate, not a specific party. Are there any top schools where it is not classified as "mostly liberal" or "mostly conservative" where you can find a near equal balance of both sides.</p>
<p>Brown is crawling with hippies</p>
<p>UVa, maybe?</p>
<p>Bob Jones?</p>
<p>pierre I would like to point out that you probably mean the word “independant” when you say that you “support the best candidate” who is not necessarily part of a “specific party”. </p>
<p>umm Emory? It’s mostly to the left but not overly left wing.</p>
<p>^no I guess I should’ve phrased it as that I support the best candidate among any party</p>
<p>I really don’t think there are any liberals at Bob Jones</p>
<p>Read the book, Making the Right Choice.</p>
<p>Wake Forest is very moderate. Active political groups across the spectrum (Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians). Also a broad array of speakers. During my time at Wake Forest, I saw John Edwards, Sandra Day O’Connor, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Ron Paul, and Kenneth Starr speak. Most importantly, professors were careful not to put a slant on the material and politicize it.</p>
<p>The elite colleges are creeping and crawling with liberals.</p>
<p>Instead of praying for fairness and balance, you’re best off looking for a school with the smallest “militant liberal” population possible.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is the most conservative Ivy. Meaning it’s probably, in general, moderate. Notre Dame is liberal in terms of Catholic schools, which is to say led by Jesuits and so willing to hear all sides. Personally, as a republican myself, I find Brown’s atmosphere refreshing, because it’s so different in the house I grew up in. My bent has definitely leaned left since coming here, but only because I heard arguments and came across facts I was never privy to back home. But unless you’re thin-skinned, quick to take offense, and/or close-minded, you should be able to have a healthy social life no matter how conservative your views.</p>
<p>Well I think you will find that many schools located southern will have a higher amount of conservatives than most northern schools. Majority of states that are known to vote republican are south also.</p>
<p>I think of Claremont McKenna and St Olaf as being pretty balanced.</p>
<p>Are you interested in a campus that is activist in politics, or acts as if politics is no big deal. While a school may be full of liberals or conservatives, it won’t normally come up except in individual discussions if the campus activities are seen as generally apathetic. Princeton Review has a section called “Election? What election”, but the site is not set to update until later this month.</p>
<p>“But unless you’re thin-skinned, quick to take offense, and/or close-minded, you should be able to have a healthy social life no matter how conservative your views.”</p>
<p>Good for you chsowlflax17, you sound like a mature kid! Definately good advice.</p>
<p>To find a balanced school, you’ll have to look at schools that have a reputation for being conservative. It will also be easier to find a school with a balanced student body than school with a balanced faculty.</p>
<p>It seems like Notre Dame would be the most balanced of the top schools.</p>
<p>I think you’ll find that what you really want is a faculty that doesn’t unnecessarily interject their personal views at the expense of what is being taught. You can do that at most schools if you choose the best teachers.</p>
<p>Suggesting Notre Dame is the most balanced is absurd. It’s a Catholic school for crying out loud.</p>
<p>And Catholics as a whole are one of the most moderate groups in the country.</p>
<p>[Understanding</a> Catholic voters. - Free Online Library](<a href=“http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Understanding+Catholic+voters.-a0136262283]Understanding”>Understanding Catholic voters. - Free Online Library)</p>
<p>Most relevant:</p>
<p>Chart 2. Political Demographics of Catholic Voters</p>
<pre><code> 2004 Voter Overall 2004 Catholic Voters
</code></pre>
<p>Democrat 35% 35%
Republican 35% 38%
Independent 21% 22%
Other 4% 3%
Liberal 20% 18%
Moderate 43% 50%
Conservative 31% 30%</p>
<p>The Students Guide to Colleges profiles the top 100 colleges and universities and lists each as leaning “left” (49 schools), “right” (20), or “split” (31). Here are the 31 that they list as “split”:</p>
<p>Amherst
Bucknell
Cal Tech
Claremont McKenna
Colby
Colorado-Boulder
Dartmouth
Davidson
Emory
GW
Gettysburg
Harvard
Howard
JHU
Michigan
UNC-Chapel Hill
Northwestern
Penn State
Rice
Rutgers
Stanford
SUNY-Binghamton
Texas-Austin
Trinity (CT)
Tufts
Tulane
Washington
William & Mary
Williams
Wisconsin-Madison
Yale</p>
<p>gadad, is that Washington University in St. Louis or U of Washington?</p>
<p>Would you mind listing the 20 schools listed as “right”? Thanks very much!</p>