Only 2.9% Of Harvard Faculty Are Conservative

Harvard Crimson, ‘An Endangered Species’: The Scarcity of Harvard’s Conservative Faculty:

It is no surprise that Harvard’s faculty skews heavily toward the left side of the political aisle. Out of 236 members of the FAS who responded to a question on political leanings in The Crimson’s 2021 Faculty Survey, just seven — 3 percent — identified as “somewhat” or “very conservative,” compared to 183 who identified as “somewhat” or “very liberal.”

Political donations by FAS members show a similar leftward bent. Contributions by FAS faculty to Democrats recorded in the publicly available Federal Election Commission filings for 2017-2020 totaled $744,143, while donations to Republican campaigns and candidates amounted to just $3,010, less than the $5,600 that FAS faculty contributed to independent candidates.

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• 1% Of Harvard Faculty Support President Trump's Reelection
• 98% Of Harvard Law Faculty Political Donations Go To Democrats
• Yale Faculty Political Contributions: 97% To Democrats, 3% To Republicans