The University of Chicago student newspaper analyzed Federal Election Commission data about political campaign contributions by University of Chicago faculty between January 2015 and December 2023 and found that "97 percent of all donations were to Democratic-leaning candidates and political action committees." Democrats collected about $2.4 million, while Republicans collected about $80,000.
The article notes that "In years past, UChicago earned a reputation as a particularly conservative institution, perhaps due to the law school, the economics department, or the University's strident protection of free speech."