More Deaf Democrats than Deaf Republicans?

Could this be true? There are more Deaf Democrats than there are Deaf Republicans? There seems to be a preponderance of Deaf Democrats or Liberals than there are Deaf Republicans if you have been paying attention or did some research on this subject. Picard90 asked that very same question, too.

Now, this may be merely a perception issue rather than it being completely true. However, even early on in my Kokonut Pundits blogging career did I notice something odd in retrospect about Gallaudet University and did a little research (here and here) about the university and campus population's tendency to lean left by a wider margin than normal. Seeing what I saw at Gallaudet University and more recently in blogs offer a good glimpse on the wider Deaf population on which party affiliation they are likely to be associated with.

Now, why is this? A seemingly preponderance of Deaf Democrats than Republicans? Could it be that many felt they had a sense of entitlement (e.g. SSI, easy degrees, etc) over the years simply because they are deaf that led them to be more likely a Democrat than a Republican and passed on that sentiments to their deaf children? Like certain things ought to be free to them rather than work hard and not accept welfare handouts instead? Or is it because of the educational issues that prompted them to become a Democrat when it comes to voting for a president, governor, or mayor? The reasons are many but it is certainly an interesting subject to think about.