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harumph

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4. Hmmm. According to recent data - more than 50% of Doctors are Democrats.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 09:12 AM

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Political alignment varies by specialty.

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2016/10/11/political-affiliation-doctors

I think at one time the majority of docs were republican, but that has changed in the past 20 years.

I would also imagine that docs practicing at big public hospitals lean left, while docs owning their own "pain treatment" centers for example, lean right.

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