Stupid Enough to Vote for Bush

This table will be no surprise, as intelligence is ranked by state, with the top primarily blue.

Updated November 14:

Taking a closer look, I find the top states which Kerry lost to be of interest for the future.

Virginia is the red state with the highest IQ, and Kerry was doing better than expected in some late polls there, despite not campaigning there. Next come Colorado, Iowa, and Nevada, three states where Kerry appeared to have a chance late in the race, and states where Democrats are likely to concentrate on in the future. Demographic changes in Colorado and Nevada gave increased hope to the Democrats this year, while Iowa was blue in 2000.

Next is Ohio (actually in a six way tie with three red and three blue states). If only they were just a little smarter there!

Alaska follows, and I hope that ultimately their independent streak will lead them to reject the religious right's new dominence of the Republican party. The next two states are also traditional swing states, Missouri and Florida.

From there we have a long list of likely red states dominating the bottom. Kansas leads this list. Falling at 38, perhaps we see why New Mexico is likely to turn red this year (with the final result not in yet).

These findings are consistent with what we reported before the election regarding Bush supporters being poorly informed on the issues per a study by the Program on International Policy Attitudes.