Posted on 11/24/2004 11:06:21 AM PST by politicalmerc
This is a very interesting table that shows the break down of voters by IQ, race, and who they voted for. You will notices the weighted average of the votes shows that the average IQ of a Bush Voter is 101.6 and that of a Kerry voter is 98.1.
I guess they lose by 3.5 million votes and are 3.5 IQ points dumber than "Bubba" in the red states!
Enjoy
Sorry guys and gals, I brought our average down 8-(%^p
mmmmmmm...BEER
100 is, by definition, average.
This thing is bunk. Not that I doubt we're smarter than Dims, but it's bunk.
I would be willing to take a supervised IQ test with a group of DUers any day. With half my brain tied behind my back. And just for full disclosure, I am "latino".
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Isn't that the truth.
230? Are you sure that's not your cholesterol level? I get the mixed up sometimes myself.....
You need to be talking to Maria, not me!
No way is the Average American's IQ that low! I just don't believe it!
Mine was around 230 last time I checked!
It was more of a joke than anything, cool your knickers doc.
It isn't bogus. The chart is a "Weighted average based on racial average IQ's." It doesn't purport to show an actual average of the voters, just a weighted average. So the assumptions of the chart are clearly spelled out. Draw what conclusions you will, but the chart is accurate according to it's underlying assumptions.
LOL,,, I didn't mean to put you on the defensive, I should have worded my post better. What I meant to point out is that lefties would undoubtedly interpret your post as racist and "typically" Republican.... :^)
How many people know their IQ?
I scored a 141 last time I took a test.
What's the margin of error?
Agreed, the epitome of unscientific data.
Sorry! I pinged the Wrong Genius!....
This is an analysis which is bound to offend, because it uses average IQ of racial-ethnic groups.
However, one could use instead educational levels which roughly correlate with IQ; or one could use socio-economic status, which stongly correlates with IQ, though one would have to make a geographical correction.
There is no way IQ information is easily obtained or even know by voters themselves. I've seen similar claims from the democrat side saying democrat voters have higher IQs. It's bogus.
It is an interesting table, but doesn't give the info that I think most will pull from it. It is very basic. It is not from an exit poll where people were tested, it simply uses the average IQ for race and extrapolates that. It totally leaves out whether higher IQ white people vote for one candidate more than lower IQ white people. If for no other reason Bush should get a higher percent because younger people vote for democrats and people's IQ tends to go up as they age. This doesn't go into anything like that. While I found it interesting, I think it doesn't provide any real proof of smarter people voting for one candidate or another. All it says is that minorities tend to be poor and poor people tend to have lower IQ's.
With average being 100, the lower intelligentsia is responsible for elevating and pushing sKerry as White House material. That says a lot for the likes of Dan Blather, Tombo Brokaw, Petah Jennings, H'weirdos and demoncRATS in general.
IQ don't mean crap sitting on the sdie of the road with a flat tire if you don't know how to jack up the car.
mmmmmmmmm BEER!
Are you sure? I get my cholesterol numbers and IQ mixed up all the time......
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