<p>For many of the reasons listed above, I feel like a lot of engineers tend to be libertarian (whether they realize it or not). They are fiscally conservative, and honestly don’t care about a lot of the issues that irk the two major parties. Most engineers I know feel more like “as long as it isn’t hurting anyone else, just let people go on about their business. The government shouldn’t be interjecting itself into everything.” Of course, I know some extremely liberal engineers and I know some extremely conservative ones as well. I did my undergrad at a very liberal school and I am doing my grad work at a very conservative school and to be honest, the general outlook of engineers is only slightly different.</p>
<p>Personally, I am fiscally conservative and tend to favor a more hands-off approach to most economic issues. On the social side, I honestly don’t have a problem with gays marrying or with stem cell research or any of that. I don’t see it being anything the government ought to bother itself with and I think it is absolutely ridiculous that the two major political parties whip themselves into a frenzy over such topics (and others like them of course). I feel like I am pretty typical of most engineers I know as well.</p>
<p>You might also take note of the sheer number of people in this thread (who are all presumably engineers) that have identified themselves or other engineers in their experience as moderates.</p>