It occurred to me this morning to put this list together--the trend seemed obvious enough in a superficial and unexamined way, but I was surprised to see such a stark symmetry emerge--or should I say the cream floating to the top? Of course I'll be the first to admit that the concept of 'average IQ' (here derived from an official accumulated average of SAT scores) is a fairly amorphous consideration as applied to such results, still I found it curious and highly amusing as well as a source of optimism. Just wanted to share.
(Ranking) State.......by.....Average IQ - Winning Candidate
(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
*
not officially called as of 4:41 ET, but apparent