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5. 6% of scientists are Republican...

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 08:15 PM

Mar 22

... but that was from a poll in 2009, so I hope the percentage is even lower now. Scientists are supposed to care about reality, after all.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2009/07/09/section-4-scientists-politics-and-religion/
"Most scientists identify as Democrats (55%), while 32% identify as independents and just 6% say they are Republicans."

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