IQ and Voting Correlation

Napster · May 19, 2004

From the Economist:
Presidential vote and states average I.Q:
(national ranking, state, presidential choice in 2000, average I.Q)

1-connecticut(gore-democrat) 113
2-massachusets(gore-democrat) 111
3-new jersey(gore-democrat) 111
4-new york(gore-democrat)109
5-rhode island(gore-democrat) 107
6-hawaii(gore-democrat) 106
7-maryland(gore-democrat) 105
8-new hampshire(bush-republican) 105
9-illinois(gore-democrat) 104
10-delaware(gore-democrat) 103...

40-alabama(bush-republican) 92
41-louisiana(bush-republican) 91
42-montana(bush-republican) 90
43-oklahoma(bush-republican) 90
44-south dakota(bush-republican) 89
45-south carolina(bush-republican) 87
46-wyoming(bush-republican) 87
47-idaho(bush-republican) 86
48-utah(bush-republican) 85
49-mississippi(bush-republican) 85"

Mad Cyril · May 20, 2004

[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 19 2004,17:15)]From the Economist:
Presidential vote and states average I.Q:
(national ranking, state, presidential choice in 2000, average I.Q)

1-connecticut(gore-democrat) 113
2-massachusets(gore-democrat) 111
3-new jersey(gore-democrat) 111
4-new york(gore-democrat)109
5-rhode island(gore-democrat) 107
6-hawaii(gore-democrat) 106
7-maryland(gore-democrat) 105
8-new hampshire(bush-republican) 105
9-illinois(gore-democrat) 104
10-delaware(gore-democrat) 103...

40-alabama(bush-republican) 92
41-louisiana(bush-republican) 91
42-montana(bush-republican) 90
43-oklahoma(bush-republican) 90
44-south dakota(bush-republican) 89
45-south carolina(bush-republican) 87
46-wyoming(bush-republican) 87
47-idaho(bush-republican) 86
48-utah(bush-republican) 85
49-mississippi(bush-republican) 85"

Have you got the full list?

Napster · May 20, 2004

[b said:
Quote[/b] (Mad Cyril @ May 20 2004,10:19)]

[b said:

Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 19 2004,17:15)]From the Economist:
Presidential vote and states average I.Q:
(national ranking, state, presidential choice in 2000, average I.Q)

1-connecticut(gore-democrat) 113
2-massachusets(gore-democrat) 111
3-new jersey(gore-democrat) 111
4-new york(gore-democrat)109
5-rhode island(gore-democrat) 107
6-hawaii(gore-democrat) 106
7-maryland(gore-democrat) 105
8-new hampshire(bush-republican) 105
9-illinois(gore-democrat) 104
10-delaware(gore-democrat) 103...

40-alabama(bush-republican) 92
41-louisiana(bush-republican) 91
42-montana(bush-republican) 90
43-oklahoma(bush-republican) 90
44-south dakota(bush-republican) 89
45-south carolina(bush-republican) 87
46-wyoming(bush-republican) 87
47-idaho(bush-republican) 86
48-utah(bush-republican) 85
49-mississippi(bush-republican) 85"

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Have you got the full list?

I'm sure I can find it.

Napster · May 20, 2004

here it is below, but alas, it's a good hoax...

Bush IQ hoax

Here's the average IQ by state according to the Ravens APM:

AVG IQ AVG Income '00 Electoral
(1) Connecticut..................113 $26,979 Gore
(2) Massachusetts................111 $24,059 Gore
(3) New Jersey...................111 $26,457 Gore
(4) New York.....................109 $23,534 Gore
(5) Rhode Island.................107 $20,299 Gore
(6) Hawaii.......................106 $21,218 Gore
(7) Maryland.....................105 $22,974 Gore
(8) New Hampshire................105 $22,934 Bush
(9) Illinois.....................104 $21,608 Gore
(10) Delaware....................103 $21,451 Gore
(11) Minnesota...................102 $20,049 Gore
(12) Vermont.....................102 $18,834 Gore
(13) Washington..................102 $20,398 Gore
(14) California..................101 $21,278 Gore
(15) Pennsylvania................101 $20,253 Gore
(16) Maine.......................100 $18,226 Gore
(17) Virginia....................100 $20,629 Bush
(18) Wisconsin...................100 $18,727 Gore
(19) Colorado.....................99 $20,124 Bush
(20) Iowa.........................99 $18,287 Gore
(21) Michigan.....................99 $19,508 Gore
(22) Nevada.......................99 $20,266 Bush
(23) Ohio.........................99 $18,624 Bush
(24) Oregon.......................99 $18,202 Gore
(25) Alaska.......................98 $21,603 Bush
(26) Florida......................98 $19,397 Bush
(27) Missouri.....................98 $18,835 Bush
(28) Kansas.......................96 $19,376 Bush
(29) Nebraska.....................95 $19,084 Bush
(30) Arizona......................94 $17,119 Bush
(31) Indiana......................94 $18,043 Bush
(32) Tennessee....................94 $17,341 Bush
(33) North Carolina...............93 $17,667 Bush
(34) West Virginia................93 $15,065 Bush
(35) Arkansas.....................92 $15,439 Bush
(36) Georgia......................92 $18,130 Bush
(37) Kentucky.....................92 $16,534 Bush
(38) New Mexico...................92 $15,353 Gore
(39) North Dakota.................92 $16,854 Bush
(40) Texas........................92 $17,892 Bush
(41) Alabama......................90 $16,220 Bush
(42) Louisiana....................90 $15,712 Bush
(43) Montana......................90 $16,062 Bush
(44) Oklahoma.....................90 $16,198 Bush
(45) South Dakota.................90 $16,558 Bush
(46) South Carolina...............89 $15,989 Bush
(47) Wyoming......................89 $17,423 Bush
(48) Idaho........................87 $16,067 Bush
(49) Utah.........................87 $15,325 Bush
(50) Mississippi..................85 $14,088 Bush

Mad Cyril · May 20, 2004

[b said:
Quote[/b] (Napster @ May 20 2004,10:22)]here it is below, but alas, it's a good hoax...

Bush IQ hoax

Here's the average IQ by state according to the Ravens APM:

AVG IQ AVG Income '00 Electoral
(1) Connecticut..................113 $26,979 Gore
(2) Massachusetts................111 $24,059 Gore
(3) New Jersey...................111 $26,457 Gore
(4) New York.....................109 $23,534 Gore
(5) Rhode Island.................107 $20,299 Gore
(6) Hawaii.......................106 $21,218 Gore
(7) Maryland.....................105 $22,974 Gore
(8) New Hampshire................105 $22,934 Bush
(9) Illinois.....................104 $21,608 Gore
(10) Delaware....................103 $21,451 Gore
(11) Minnesota...................102 $20,049 Gore
(12) Vermont.....................102 $18,834 Gore
(13) Washington..................102 $20,398 Gore
(14) California..................101 $21,278 Gore
(15) Pennsylvania................101 $20,253 Gore
(16) Maine.......................100 $18,226 Gore
(17) Virginia....................100 $20,629 Bush
(18) Wisconsin...................100 $18,727 Gore
(19) Colorado.....................99 $20,124 Bush
(20) Iowa.........................99 $18,287 Gore
(21) Michigan.....................99 $19,508 Gore
(22) Nevada.......................99 $20,266 Bush
(23) Ohio.........................99 $18,624 Bush
(24) Oregon.......................99 $18,202 Gore
(25) Alaska.......................98 $21,603 Bush
(26) Florida......................98 $19,397 Bush
(27) Missouri.....................98 $18,835 Bush
(28) Kansas.......................96 $19,376 Bush
(29) Nebraska.....................95 $19,084 Bush
(30) Arizona......................94 $17,119 Bush
(31) Indiana......................94 $18,043 Bush
(32) Tennessee....................94 $17,341 Bush
(33) North Carolina...............93 $17,667 Bush
(34) West Virginia................93 $15,065 Bush
(35) Arkansas.....................92 $15,439 Bush
(36) Georgia......................92 $18,130 Bush
(37) Kentucky.....................92 $16,534 Bush
(38) New Mexico...................92 $15,353 Gore
(39) North Dakota.................92 $16,854 Bush
(40) Texas........................92 $17,892 Bush
(41) Alabama......................90 $16,220 Bush
(42) Louisiana....................90 $15,712 Bush
(43) Montana......................90 $16,062 Bush
(44) Oklahoma.....................90 $16,198 Bush
(45) South Dakota.................90 $16,558 Bush
(46) South Carolina...............89 $15,989 Bush
(47) Wyoming......................89 $17,423 Bush
(48) Idaho........................87 $16,067 Bush
(49) Utah.........................87 $15,325 Bush
(50) Mississippi..................85 $14,088 Bush

I suspected as much beacause I wouldn't have thought that IQ would have varied that much by state.

I am suprised at the average income figures though (Assuming they are not also a hoax). They are somewhat lower than the UK.