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Who has the smarter supporters? Posted by RantMaster (9327 views) [E-Mail link]	[Psychology]
Ok, we're going to settle this once and for all. Here's a breakdown of average I.Q. by state cross referenced with the 2004 presidential election results.
State Avg. IQ 2004 1 Connecticut 113 Kerry 2 Massachusetts 111 Kerry 3 New Jersey 111 Kerry 4 New York 109 Kerry 5 Rhode Island 107 Kerry 6 Hawaii 106 Kerry 7 Maryland 105 Kerry 8 New Hampshire 105 Kerry 9 Illinois 104 Kerry 10 Delaware 103 Kerry 11 Minnesota 102 Kerry 12 Vermont 102 Kerry 13 Washington 102 Kerry 14 California 101 Kerry 15 Pennsylvania 101 Kerry 16 Maine 100 Kerry 17 Virginia 100 Bush 18 Wisconsin 100 Kerry 19 Colorado 99 Bush 20 Iowa 99 Bush 21 Michigan 99 Kerry 22 Nevada 99 Bush 23 Ohio 99 Bush 24 Oregon 99 Kerry 25 Alaska 98 Bush 26 Florida 98 Bush 27 Missouri 98 Bush 28 Kansas 96 Bush 29 Nebraska 95 Bush 30 Arizona 94 Bush 31 Indiana 94 Bush 32 Tennessee 94 Bush 33 North Carolina 93 Bush 34 West Virginia 93 Bush 35 Arkansas 92 Bush 36 Georgia 92 Bush 37 Kentucky 92 Bush 38 New Mexico 92 Bush 39 North Dakota 92 Bush 40 Texas 92 Bush 41 Alabama 90 Bush 42 Louisiana 90 Bush 43 Montana 90 Bush 44 Oklahoma 90 Bush 45 South Dakota 90 Bush 46 South Carolina 89 Bush 47 Wyoming 89 Bush 48 Idaho 87 Bush 49 Utah 87 Bush 50 Mississippi 85 Bush
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I don't think so
Posted by wizeGurl on 2004-11-07 01:39:32

Although I agree wholeheartedly with the underlying sentiment, this is ridiculous.

Why? Because there's no way to get a valid average IQ score for a whole state. IQ scores are generally private, and even if they were collected, they would only be valid if they were from a truly random sample. And since IQ tests are not given randomly anywhere that I know of, you can't get a valid average score.

Finally, where exactly do these scores come from? At least if there were a link to the source of the scores, you could see how they were supposedly calculated. You could if they were done in any sort of scientifically valid way, anyway. But that is highly unlikely.

I.Q
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-11-07 12:28:31

Considering that the illiteracy rate in America is about 30-40% it is not surprising that Bush won regardless of I.Q.

Posted by Anonymous on 2004-11-09 00:18:47

Can you disagree with the general statistics though by state? It seems to make sense. CN and MA being states with a smarter average I.Q. and MS and UT being on the lower end? Is anybody surprised? What exactly are you contesting? That Mississippi is a state full of intellectuals?

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