Beliefs and Lifestyle

By Sarita Damaraju, Rachel Kang, Jessica M. Wang and Brian P. Yu

Part III of The Crimson’s survey of the Class of 2021 examines the beliefs and lifestyles of the incoming freshmen. President Donald Trump polls at 5.6% favorability among the Class of 2021, while affirmative action polls at 56% favorability. The new policy did not have any impact on a majority of respondant's opinion on these single-sex organizations.

Read Part III of The Crimson's three-part series on the freshman survey here.

Religion

  • Religion

  • Religiosity

  • Religion by Region

  • Religiosity by Income

  • Religion by Ethnicity

  • Religiosity by Religion

Politics

  • Political Persuasion

    • 2017
      2018
      2019
      2021

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    62.8%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    21.5%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    15.7%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    56.8%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    25.2%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    18%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    54.9%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    30.5%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    14.6%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    51.2%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    33.7%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    15.1%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    68.8%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    21.2%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    10.0%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    62.4%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    22.8%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    14.8%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    53.7%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    24.0%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    22.3%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    61.6%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    22.4%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    16.0%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    62.0%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    25.3%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    12.7%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    64.0%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    24.9%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    11.1%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    53.9%
    of those from outside the United States identify as liberal.

    25.0%
    of those from outside the United States consider themselves moderates.

    21.1%
    of those from outside the United States identify as conservative.

    67.76%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    20.19%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    12.06%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    56.11%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    25.9%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    17.98%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    62.8%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    21.9%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    15.3%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    61.3%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    28.7%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    10.0%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    66.6%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    21.2%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    12.3%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    68.3%
    of those from outside the United States identify as liberal.

    26.2%
    of those from outside the United States consider themselves moderates.

    5.6%
    of those from outside the United States identify as conservative.

    70.9%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    19.7%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    9.4%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    60.3%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    22.7%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    17.0%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    63.4%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    19.5%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    17.0%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    57.5%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    23.8%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    18.8%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    71.7%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    15.1%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    13.2%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    56.5%
    of those from outside the United States identify as liberal.

    29.9%
    of those from outside the United States consider themselves moderates.

    13.6%
    of those from outside the United States identify as conservative.

    70.7%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    16.8%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    12.5%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    65.1%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    22.0%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    12.9%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    71.4%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    18.4%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    10.2%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    69.1%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    16.4%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    14.6%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    67.2%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    22.4%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    10.4%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    65.3%
    of those from outside the United States identify as liberal.

    24.8%
    of those from outside the United States consider themselves moderates.

    9.9%
    of those from outside the United States identify as conservative.

  • Politics by Region

  • Politics by Religion

  • Politics by Parents' Income

  • Politics by Sexual Orientation

  • Politics by Ethnicity

  • Fossil Fuel Divestment at Harvard

National Politics

  • U.S. President Donald Trump

  • US President Donald Trump by Political Beliefs

  • President Trump's Response to Allegations of Russian Interference in the 2016 Election

  • Former U.S. President Barack Obama

  • Same-sex Marriage

  • American Response to Terrorist Threats in the Middle East

  • Sanctuary Cities and Cambridge's Status as One

  • Efforts to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act

  • Sexual Activity by Sexuality

  • Inclusion of Transgender Individuals in the Military

Harvard Issues

  • A Policy that Would Ban Harvard Students from Joining Final Clubs, Sororities, Fraternities and Similar Organizations

  • Affirmative Action

  • Affirmative Action By Race

    • African Americans

    • American Indians and Pacific Islander

    • Asian

    • Hispanic and Latino

    • Pacific Islander

    • South Asian

    • White

  • Harvard Administrators' Decision to Rescind the Accpetances of 10 Students Because of Racially-Charged Messages They Sent in a Private Facebook Chat

Sex

  • Sexual Activity

  • Sexual Activity by Gender

  • Sexual Activity by Social Club Interest

  • Sexual Activity by Gap Year Status

  • Age of First Sexual Activity Among Non-Virgins

  • Sexual Partners

  • Sexual Activity by Religion

  • Sexual Activity by Recruitment Status

  • Sexual Activity by Sexuality

Drugs

  • Alcohol Drinkers

  • Marijuana Users

  • Hard Drug Users

  • Fake IDs

  • Fake IDs by Type of Community

  • Drug Use by Gender

  • Drug Use by Type of School

  • Drug Use by Recruitment Status

  • Drinkers by Religion

Mental Health

  • Mental Health Counseling

  • Mental Health Counseling by Parents' Income

  • Mental Health Counseling by Sexuality

Technology

  • Computers

  • Cell Phones

  • Mac Ownership by Parents' Income

  • iPhone Ownership by Parents' Income

  • Facebook Usage

  • Twitter Usage

  • Snapchat Usage

  • Instagram Usage