Daniel Klein, Anthony Quain, and my paper "Faculty Voter Registration in Economics, History,
Journalism, Law, and Psychology" appears in the recently released issue of Econ Journal Watch , and it can be downloaded at
The executive summary of the paper is as follows:
We investigate the voter registration of faculty at 40
leading U.S. universities in the fields of Economics, History,
Journalism/Communications, Law, and Psychology. We looked up 7,243 professors
and found 3,623 to be registered Democratic and 314 Republican, for an overall
D:R ratio of 11.5:1. The D:R ratios for the five fields were: Economics 4.5:1,
History 33.5:1, Journalism/Communications 20.0:1, Law 8.6:1, and Psychology
17.4:1. The results indicate that D:R ratios have increased since 2004, and the
age profile suggests that in the future they will be even higher. We provide a
breakdown by department at each university. The data support the established
finding that D:R ratios are highest at the apex of disciplinary pyramids, that
is, at the most prestigious departments. We also examine how D:R ratios vary by
gender and by region. People interested in ideological diversity or concerned
about the errors of leftist outlooks—including students, parents, donors, and
taxpayers—might find our results deeply troubling.
Since the article came out, a number of news sources have covered this article. (We forgot to include Florida, and I am working on correcting that, but that won't change the findings.) Some of the coverage is as follows:
Inside Higher Ed
Fox News
Washington Examiner
Minding the Campus
Washington Times
PamelaGeller.com
Since the article came out, a number of news sources have covered this article. (We forgot to include Florida, and I am working on correcting that, but that won't change the findings.) Some of the coverage is as follows:
Inside Higher Ed
Fox News
Washington Examiner
Minding the Campus
Washington Times
PamelaGeller.com
