27 states went Republican in the 2008 Presidential Election, which means, ummmmm...ummmmm...23 went Democratic. [Well, 24 since we count D.C. below, although that does not make it a state, Republicans. -Ed.] Luckily for us--as well as everybody else--those states had more people in them.
And smarter people?
Check this shit out:
States with the lowest percentage of college-degree holders
Georgia 34.0% Republican
Kentucky 32.2% Republican
Mississippi 31.7% Republican
Tennessee 31.3% Republican
Texas 30.7% Republican
Arizona 30.7% Republican
Alaska 30.5% Republican
Oklahoma 30.3% Republican
New Mexico 28.5% Democrat
Nevada 28.2% Democrat
West Virginia 28.2% Republican
Arkansas 25.9% Republican
States with the HIGHEST percentage of college-degree holders
Washington, D.C. 63.5% Democrat
Massachusetts 53.4% Democrat
North Dakota 49.5% Republican
Minnesota 48.3% Democrat
New York 47.7% Democrat
Connecticut 46.3% Democrat
New Jersey 46.0% Democrat
Iowa 45.9% Democrat
New Hampshire 45.6% Democrat
Maryland 44.6% Democrat
Nebraska 44.1% Republican
Vermont 43.8% Democrat
Rhode Island 43.4% Democrat
Pennsylvania 42.8% Democrat
Huh. Two statistical anomalies in each section, but otherwise it plays out as you might imagine, if you are biased and judgmental and...correct.
The smarter people are, the more likely they are to vote Democratic. No wonder the Republicans hate funding education!
Keep the people dumb, keep them under control. Keep the people poor, they will be grateful for table scraps.
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