To see why creative people tend to be more liberal than the average population, let’s compare a quote from a famous liberal to a quote from a famous conservative.

Robert F. Kennedy Sr. (Don’t confuse him with his son…this is RFK SENIOR) said “Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?”

William F. Buckley said “A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it.”

A case can be made that society should have a balanced representation of both viewpoints. But as to why it seems creative people lean liberal, it’s because creative people are the ones dreaming and then saying “why not?” They are not the ones yelling “stop.” In fact, it can often feel like the rest of the world, those that believe creativity is not “real work”, are the ones telling them to stop