[Mad Cow]

Which one do you like best?

1) College life is more diverse and open than what most people experience, and it works OK. Students are therefore less attracted by reactionary thoughts (gays, Mexicans, socialists, etc), the bread-and-butter of conservatives.

2) Whether you study chemistry or economics, the basic assumption is that if you do X, Y will happen (possibly with a certain probability, etc). Students have consequently a higher trust in active policies (vs. letting things evolve on their own).

3) Many students are somewhat beneficiaries of social policies. If they are not happy, chances are that they want more grants, public funding, etc. They don’t want to spit in the soup.