{"id":1969743,"date":"2023-07-11T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-less-than-10-of-students-at-americas-top-private-high-school-identify-as-conservative\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:29:03","slug":"poll-less-than-10-of-students-at-americas-top-private-high-school-identify-as-conservative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-less-than-10-of-students-at-americas-top-private-high-school-identify-as-conservative\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Majority of Students at America&#8217;s Top Private High School Identify as Non-Conservative."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-less-than-10-of-students-at-americas-top-private-high-school-identify-as-conservative%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1969743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Less Than 10% of Students at Phillips Academy Andover Identify as Conservatives<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the latest edition of an annual poll, less than 10% of students at Massachusetts&#8217; prestigious Phillips Academy Andover identify as conservatives. The poll, titled &#8220;State of the Academy,&#8221; provides insights into the political demographics and beliefs of the student body. With an acceptance rate of just 9% and the largest yearly endowment of any private boarding school at over $1.2 billion, Phillips Academy Andover boasts a long list of powerful alumni. The anonymous survey achieved an 81% participation rate with 931 respondents.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Political Beliefs and Self-Censorship<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Only 8.6% of students self-identify as conservatives, while 2.7% identify as libertarians, 38.9% as liberals, 6.1% as socialists, 1.9% as communists, and 13.3% as independents. The second largest group, after liberals, consists of those who are &#8220;unsure&#8221; at 26.5%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An overwhelming majority of conservatives (94.7%) and libertarians (70.8%) at the school engage in self-censorship, compared to 33.2% of liberals and 31.5% of socialists.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Changing Political Beliefs and News Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked if their political beliefs had changed in the past year, 62.7% said their beliefs stayed the same, 19.8% moved to the left, and 17.5% moved to the right. The majority of respondents (88.6%) believe there is a left-leaning political environment on campus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The top five news sources for students are the New York Times, CNN, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the BBC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Social and Political Issues<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regarding the right to have an abortion, only 1.9% of students said no, 18.9% said yes only in some circumstances, and a staggering 79.2% said yes always. Men were less supportive of abortion compared to women.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The survey found that 34.4% of respondents believe white people can experience racism. Asian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-less-than-10-of-students-at-americas-top-private-high-school-identify-as-conservative\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Students at America's Top Private High School Identify as Non-Conservative.\">white respondents thought white people<\/a> could experience racism 37.5% and 37.2% of the time, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While 80.2% of students support affirmative action, 75.5% of Asians and 95.9% of black respondents approve of such policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A majority of students (91.1%) support the Black Lives Matter movement. Additionally, 8.6% believe the current prison system in the United States should be abolished, and 67.4% think the police system should be altered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Almost three-quarters of respondents (73.5%) believe it should be easier to immigrate to the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While 92.7% of respondents believe gun laws should be stricter, only 14.2% said someone in their household owns firearms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phillips Academy Andover has an extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative, including programs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-call-maryland-county-returns-police-to-schools-after-shooting\/\" title=\"\u2018Wake Up Call\u2019: Maryland County Returns Police to Schools After Shooting\">restorative justice training<\/a> for faculty, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/church-of-england-may-impose-racial-quotas-for-clergy-to-promote-anti-racism-leaked-report\/\" title=\"Church Of England May Impose Racial Quotas For Clergy To Promote Anti-Racism: Leaked Report\">anti-racism task force<\/a>, a Native American land acknowledgment, and a bias reporting system. The academy also houses the Brace Center for Gender Studies, which aims to advance intersectional gender equity and inclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Chief Communications Officer Tracy Sweet, Andover teaches students how to think critically about the world and its challenges, rather than telling them what to think.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Notable Alumni and Affiliations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phillips Academy Andover is ranked as the best private school in America by Niche and has notable alumni such as former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, CEO of Fox Corporation Lachlan Murdoch, actor Humphrey Bogart, venture capitalist Tim Draper, John F. Kennedy Jr., and FBI Director Chris Wray.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The institution is affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), which has been known to promote gender identity ideology and critical race theory at its conferences.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than 10% of students at Phillips Academy Andover, a prestigious private school in Massachusetts, identify as conservatives, according to the latest edition of an annual poll called &#8220;State of the Academy.&#8221; The poll measured students&#8217; political demographics and beliefs. With an acceptance rate of only 9%, it is one of the most selective schools in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":1969744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1969743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}