The vast majority of Economists are liberals and even more support the Democratic Party. As a matter of fact the viewpoints of most economists form a good outline of contemporary liberalism. A study by Carnegie University and research by the Southern Economics Journal found the following:

• 71% of Economists beleive that income inquality in the U.S. is too high.
• 81% of Economists advocate a role for government in redistributing income.
• 63% of Economists idenitify as liberal

A study by Stockholm and Santa Clara University found the following beleifs among economists:

Most economists favor

• Safety regulations
• Gun control
• Redistribution
• Public schooling
• Anti-discrimination laws
• The Democratic Party (2.5:1 ratio)

Most economists oppose:

• Tighter immigration controls
• Government ownership of enterprise
• Tariffs

Seems like liberalism/progressivism is the ideology of choice for American economists. While I'm not at all surprised, it proves that we're onto something!