Medical Specialists Most Likely To Vote For Trump

Trump Wins With Ophthalmologists

Ophthalmology is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions, including those that require surgery. Due to the intricate and sensitive nature of the eye and thus, treating conditions that affect the eyes, ophthalmologists must pay very close attention to detail. Ophthalmologists are also the ones who will perform eye surgery, including some elective surgeries that often carry a high price tag. Vision, particularly when it comes to glasses, is an undercovered part of health insurance, which also makes it easier for ophthalmologists to charge high prices. Ophthalmology is also one of the ROAD specialties (radiology, anesthesiology, and dermatology are the others), which are the ones considered ‘easier’ in terms of lifestyle than others. Incidentally, these specialties all appear on the list of ones most likely to vote for Trump, with ophthalmology coming in at fifty-seven percent registered Republican voters.

What does this mean? Well, beloved Dr. Richard Burke, an ophthalmologist from the infamous show Friends, would likely be a Donald Trump supporter. Additionally, Dr. David Chang, who runs Chang Cataract in Los Altos, California, has been on The Ophthalmologist Power 100 list three times, in 2014, 2016, and 2018. The median income in Los Altos is $157,000, which is three times the national average, $53,000. This, along with the fact Dr. Chang worked with Rand Paul in 2016, suggests he is likely a Republican.