Your comment gives the impression that the faculty at Cal is particularly conservative. Apparently it’s about 10:1, in favor of democrats (Stanford is 7.6). [1]

Your comment gives the impression that the faculty at Cal is particularly conservative. Apparently it’s about 10:1, in favor of democrats (Stanford is 7.6). [1] Cal (and Stanford) may have more conservative faculties than other elite institutions, but I’m sure there are many schools in other states that are not this democrat-heavy. A quick google shows that Princeton and Columbia are roughly also 10:1, so I’m not sure I’d say Berkeley's faculty is especially conservative for an elite institution. 1: https://swopec.hhs.se/ratioi/abs/ratioi0054.htm#:~:text=For%20UC%2DBerkeley%2C%20we%20found,species%E2%80%9D%20on%20the%20two%20campuses https://swopec.hhs.se/ratioi/abs/ratioi0054.htm#:~:text=For%....