I had another democratic friend who referred to to the study that said that Red states were not as smart as Blue stats and made what seems like a logical assumption that Republicans are dumber than Democrats. I read another article yesterday that said that Democrats make less money and are more likely to be urban and poorer. Those facts seemed like an odd combination to me so I did a little more research. The facts, as usual, are more complicated. I refer you to this web sitefor an in depth analysis. The most interesting statistics I found were these (originally from UPI) about voting patterns from the 2002 mid-term election. They show a trend that is reported to be true also for the presidential elections. Basically the Democratic party does better with both ends of the educational spectrum and the Republicans with the center.
2002 House Elections Education Level % of total GOP Share White No HS 3% 53% HS Grad 22% 56% Some College 30% 61% College Grad 26% 63% Some Postgrad 20% 54% Black No HS 7% 2% HS Grad 25% 4% Some College 38% 10% College Grad 22% 16% Some Postgrad 8% 19% Hispanic No HS 14% 27% HS Grad 22% 31% Some College 35% 35% College Grad 18% 55% Some Postgrad 11% 40%
