Posted on 11/04/2004 5:29:59 PM PST by locochupacabra
Just when you though the left couldn't get any more self righteous! As an advanced degree holding individual with a smugness inducing IQ (for whatever it's worth), I find myself further disappointed with the left... but not surprised.
Election Results by Average IQ
And they said the liberal against Social Darwinism... Using IQ as the main qualification to vote (or be elected) is as bad as using caste...
How smart can you be if you keep getting beat by people you consider to be your mental inferiors?
The data below largely dispels the
Internet hoax that Democrats are smarter. The IQs are calculated from state SAT and ACT scores, adjusted downward about 10 points to get to average.The income pattern follows the conclusions in IQ and the Wealth of Nations that higher IQ's usually mean higher incomes. As with nations, there are high income exceptions (like Connecticut and District of Columbia).
Income/ person |
2000 vote |
|
( alphabetically by IQ) |
in 2003* |
%Rep-Dem |
104 IQ |
$ 34,702 |
100 - 0 |
New Hampshire |
34,702 |
Bush |
103 IQ |
33,351 |
0 - 100 |
Oregon |
29,340 |
Gore |
Massachusetts |
39,815 |
Gore |
Wisconsin |
30,898 |
Gore |
102 IQ |
31,753 |
50 - 50 |
Colorado |
34,238 |
Bush |
Connecticut |
43,173 |
Gore |
Illinois |
33,590 |
Gore |
Iowa |
29,043 |
Gore |
Kansas |
29,935 |
Bush |
Minnesota |
34,443 |
Gore |
Montana |
25,920 |
Bush |
Nebraska |
30,758 |
Bush |
North Dakota |
29,204 |
Bush |
Oklahoma |
26,656 |
Bush |
Vermont |
30,740 |
Gore |
Washington |
33,332 |
Gore |
101 IQ |
31,737 |
63 - 37 |
Alaska |
33,568 |
Bush |
Maryland |
37,331 |
Gore |
Michigan |
30,439 |
Gore |
Missouri |
28,252 |
Bush |
New York |
36,574 |
Gore |
Ohio |
29,944 |
Bush |
Utah |
24,977 |
Bush |
Wyoming |
32,808 |
Bush |
100 IQ |
30,745 |
55 - 45 |
Arizona |
26,838 |
Bush |
California |
33,749 |
Gore |
Idaho |
25,811 |
Bush |
Maine |
28,831 |
Gore |
Nevada |
31,266 |
Bush |
New Jersey |
40,427 |
Gore |
Pennsylvania |
31,998 |
Gore |
Rhode Island |
31,996 |
Gore |
South Dakota |
29,234 |
Bush |
Virginia |
33,671 |
Bush |
West Virginia |
24,379 |
Bush |
99 IQ |
30,835 |
33 - 67 |
Delaware |
32,810 |
Gore |
Hawaii |
30,913 |
Gore |
Indiana |
28,783 |
Bush |
98 IQ |
27,368 |
100-0 |
Florida |
30,446 |
Bush |
Arkansas |
24,289 |
Bush |
97 IQ |
27,599 |
100 - 0 |
Alabama |
26,338 |
Bush |
Georgia |
29,442 |
Bush |
Kentucky |
26,252 |
Bush |
Louisiana |
26,100 |
Bush |
North Carolina |
28,235 |
Bush |
Tennessee |
28,455 |
Bush |
Texas |
28,372 |
Bush |
96 IQ |
25,541 |
0 - 100 |
New Mexico |
25,541 |
Gore |
95 IQ |
48,342 |
0 - 100 |
District of Columbia |
48,342 |
Gore |
94 IQ |
24,790 |
100 - 0 |
Mississippi |
23,448 |
Bush |
South Carolina |
26,132 |
Bush |
*Income per person in 2003 is from
http://www.bea.doc.gov/The purpose of this webpage is to provide better state IQ data than what had been available - not politics. The most likely reason for the lower IQs in southern states is their significant Black population. African-Americans consistently
test at an average 85 IQ level. Since Blacks overwhelmingly vote Democrat, it is difficult to find a political spin in the data above. See data on state minority percentages, in response to a professor's reaction to this paragraph.Go to:
Calculations of State IQsGo to:
Basic facts on IQGo to:
Research on IQ in an Individual's SuccessGo to:
Home pageComments to:
VanSloan@yahoo.comAbsurd. Note the disclaimer at the bottom of the table: "should not be taken as fact". Well, duh.
Elitist trash. My husband, who has an IQ hovering in the 160 range, holds an MD degree, and works calculus problems and reads about quantum physics for fun, voted for Bush. I wish I could say I'm as bright as hubby, although my IQ is decidedly above average, I only hold BS degree in biology, and I don't read books about quantum physics. I, too, voted for Bush.
Yes, it is not factual, obviously. However, it is very telling, not only of how the left thinks, but of what they think of themselves.
By my calculations, this gives our country an average IQ of 97.36.
It seems a bit low.
To tell the truth, I think IQs might be higher in the northeast... But they're still dumbasses for voting liberal.
I think by design the average IQ is 100, so you may be right. But I swear to G-D the average IQ is declining - so you might be wrong.
I think by design the average IQ is 100, so you may be right. But I swear to G-D the average IQ is declining - so you might be wrong.
Ruh-roh! Sorry for the double post.
We do have a lot of sheeple.
Every few years, they re-norm it so that the average will stay 100. So this year's 100 IQ may, in fact, not be as bright as a 100 IQ from ten or 20 years ago. (Or, not. I don't know)
I've never taken an IQ test, and I don't live in the state where I took my SAT and ACT tests. This is about as reliable as Tuesday's exit polls.
I'm very certain my parent's generation is of higher IQ than mine. I know my generation is smarter than these 'damn kids'. Or maybe I'm just getting older.
As the Princeton Review will tell you in an SAT prep course: The SAT is a very reliable measure of your ability to... take the SAT.
John Boyd, who gave us the OODA Loop and made huge contributions to military doctrine, had an IQ of 90.
My husband and I are both above 140...which is pretty darn good, thank you. We are intelligent enough to discern a liar from a sincere man. That's the most important criteria, IMO.
I voted for the candidate with the higher IQ....and he won!
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