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University Of Florida Faculty Overwhelmingly Democrat By 7 To 1, Analysis Shows

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An analysis by The College Fix reveals a significant imbalance in political affiliations among professors at the University of Florida, with Democrat faculty members outnumbering Republicans by a ratio of seven to one.

The research, based on voter registration data, identified 236 party-affiliated professors out of 325, with 161 registered as Democrats and only 21 as Republicans. The remaining 54 professors were affiliated with third parties, identified as independents, or had no party affiliation.

The analysis also found no registered Republican professors in four departments: English, sociology, economics, and anthropology. In total, 9% of professors identified as Republicans, while 68% were Democrats.

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The study covered 11 departments, including the schools of art, music, and theater, where the lack of conservative representation was particularly stark. In the English department, for instance, 23 professors were Democrats, and none were Republicans. Other departments showed similar patterns, with minimal Republican representation across the board.

Political science professor Patricia Sohn, one of the few identified Republican professors, commented that the university fosters an environment of free speech and intellectual freedom. She also suggested that the numbers might not fully capture the political diversity on campus, noting that some faculty members might be more conservative than they are willing to publicly admit.

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David Siroky, another Republican professor, questioned the methodology of the analysis, referencing the statistical phenomenon known as Simpson’s paradox, which can obscure complex patterns in data. Despite the findings, Siroky expressed skepticism, noting that deeper analysis is required.

The findings align with similar investigations of other universities across the U.S., where faculty political affiliations lean heavily Democratic, particularly in the humanities. For example, recent research at the University of Oklahoma and North Carolina State University found a similar lack of Republican representation among faculty members.

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