Democratic bimodalities
Steve has some data implying that smarter whites tend to vote a bit more Democratic (control-f “Q. Do smart whites vote Democratic?”). The effect isn’t as strong as many in the chattering class might presume. I think this has to do with selection bias and projection of the small sample, as Steve suggests. From what I gather, the chattering class is disproportionately drawn form persons who majored in liberal arts at elite universities, and this group tends to be rather Leftish (think New Democrats as the Right end of the spectrum). If you looked at those who majored in science & engineering at the same schools, I suspect they would less liberal, but most of these people do not become public intellectuals.
Posted by razib at 12:53 PM
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