<p>I think most but not all undergraduates are mostly indifferent to politics. There is probably a strong consensus for social liberalism but this presumably varies widely by living group. I don’t think the math and science focus affects political views very much. The demographic makeup of MIT skews fairly Democratic though. Political discussions aren’t as prevalent as at schools like Harvard but I think you can find them if you actively seek them. Some departments (11, 14 and 17) care quite a bit about certain types of policies as well. I think the student who ran for Cambridge city council was a Sloan graduate student as well [MIT</a> Graduate Student Runs for City Council, Hopes to Represent Students - The Tech](<a href=“http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N40/cheung.html]MIT”>http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N40/cheung.html).</p>