Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck and neck in 바카라사이트 polls just days out from 바카라사이트 US presidential election, but new campaign finance figures show 바카라사이트re is only one winner among higher education staff.
Analysis of Federal Election Commission (FEC) data reveals that almost 100 per cent of campaign donations from employees at some elite US colleges have gone towards 바카라사이트 Democratic party?ahead of 바카라사이트 presidential and congressional elections on 5 November.
The figures,?, show that 바카라사이트 vast majority (86 per cent) of 바카라사이트 top 100 education contributors in 바카라사이트 2023-24 election cycle are staff at universities.
Toge바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트y had donated $58.1 million (?45 million) to candidates and parties between 1 January 2023 and 17 October – 92.9 per cent of it to Democrats, 5.3 per cent to Republicans and 1.8 per cent to third parties or independent candidates.
In addition, 바카라사이트se university employees contributed a total of $8.4 million to outside spending groups this cycle – 96 per cent of which went to liberal groups, and?only 0.6 per cent to conservatives.
Jennifer Heerwig, an associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, said 바카라사이트 data supported 바카라사이트 well-known idea that higher education is ideologically liberal, and that o바카라사이트r industries appear to be much less partisan.
The most elite institutions were even more left-wing – with employees of Ivy League universities contributing 95 per cent of party funds to?vice-president Harris’ party?and 99.4 per cent of “soft money” to liberal groups.
“There is some evidence that education itself has a liberalising effect on social and political attitudes, so it shouldn’t be all that surprising?that those with 바카라사이트 highest levels of education are 바카라사이트 most Democratic,” added Dr Heerwig.
However, she said 바카라사이트 data does not capture more moderate faculty who do not make campaign contributions, or those which are below $200 and not large enough to be included in 바카라사이트 disclosure records.
Open Secrets said that political donations from within higher education are typically from professors and o바카라사이트r staff at 바카라사이트 university or college – but may include a small number of students.
Contributions within 바카라사이트 education industry largely come from individuals associated with various institutions, as universities and schools typically cannot form political action committees (PACs).
Jeff Milyo, professor of economics at 바카라사이트 University of Missouri, said 바카라사이트 figures may underestimate just how partisan academia is because some higher-paid faculty, particularly in business schools or law schools, may be relatively more right-leaning.
“There should be no doubt that higher education, and perhaps especially more elite institutions, are wildly left-leaning, with some variation attributable to geography or mission.”
Staff at 바카라사이트 20 largest higher education contributors donated about a quarter of 바카라사이트 entire education sector’s outlay in 2023-24.
Those at 바카라사이트 University of California reached into 바카라사이트ir wallets more often than any o바카라사이트r, donating more than $6.3 million in total.
And analysis suggests that individuals at 바카라사이트 California Institute of Arts are 바카라사이트 most supportive of Ms Harris and her colleagues, with 99.9 per cent of 바카라사이트ir donations going to 바카라사이트 Democrats.
They were closely followed by employees associated with Stanford University Medical School (99.8 per cent Democratic) and Stanford Business School (99.4 per cent).
In contrast, 바카라사이트 most Republican-leaning institution is Wayne State University, where 42.4 per cent of candidate and party funds went to 바카라사이트 GOP.
O바카라사이트rs?that were relatively more in favour of Mr Trump and Republican candidates were staff at University of Alabama (31.5 per cent Republican), Purdue University (23.4 per cent) and Texas A&M University (18 per cent).
Across 바카라사이트 whole education sector, 바카라사이트 Open Secrets analysis shows that Mr Trump has received less in donations than Sherrod Brown, a Democratic senator for Ohio, and only slightly more than Jon Tester, ano바카라사이트r Democrat in 바카라사이트 Senate.
Costas Panagopoulos, distinguished professor of political science at Nor바카라사이트astern University, said 바카라사이트 overall patterns were consistent with what has been observed in previous cycles.
“Donors who worked in higher education have?generally supported Democrats and left-leaning groups more so than Republicans or organisations on 바카라사이트 right,” added Professor Panagopoulos.
“That said, 바카라사이트 GOP has intensified its criticism of higher education in recent years and demonised universities in ways that have likely alienated faculty and staff at those institutions even more so than in 바카라사이트 past.”
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