"So occasionally you'll see a conservative precinct like Kansas or Cobb County, GA supporting a balanced view, in response to popular local opinion."
Only problem with that is that science itself doesn't conform to public opinion.
The earth was never flat...spontaneous generation was always a farce...the earth has always revolved around the sun...all 3 of these at one time flew in the face of "popular opinion".
Creationism will be seen as ridiculous as the flat earth theory or terra-centrism in time.
####spontaneous generation was always a farce####
I agree, but it's interesting to hear an evolutionist say that.