Only Six Percent Of Scientists Are Republicans: Pew Poll
Published by Julia Volkovah under on 5:06 PM
July 10, 2009
A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that the GOP is alienating scientists to a startling degree.
Only six percent of America’s scientists identify themselves as Republicans; fifty-five percent call themselves Democrats. By comparison, 23 percent of the overall public considers itself Republican, while 35 percent say they’re Democrats. ...
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Only six percent of America’s scientists identify themselves as Republicans; fifty-five percent call themselves Democrats. By comparison, 23 percent of the overall public considers itself Republican, while 35 percent say they’re Democrats. ...
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