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The overwhelming majority of students in all university campuses are left leaning. Conservative ideas seem to become more appealing with maturity. Also helps to

• tomrod 5y ago
  Is that true? The overwhelming majority are centrist and left leaning? Curious. I've heard thst statement as a talking point but haven't wasted the time to source it from Pew or other reputable sources since it's only come up in conversation with nationalist uncles at Thanksgiving. Mind showing your research?
  • bko 5y ago
    > But research suggests that there is a neglected dimension of polarization, one driven by age: younger people are disproportionately liberal, and then drift steadily to the right, becoming just as disproportionately conservative by retirement age... “We can say, with a great deal of confidence, that people get more conservative when they get older—and a lot more,” says Chicago Booth’s Sam Peltzman, who conducted the research. “It’s not just a little bit. It’s a pretty big change over their lifetime.” https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/there-are-two-americas-and-age-divider https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/there-are-two-americas-a...
    • tomrod 5y ago
      Your link says that at age 25, 33% are liberal, 25% conservative, and the rest moderate. "Overwhelmingly liberal" is hyperbole. "Lean liberal" is accurate.
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