I saw this interesting article on Fark today. Each year, Morgan Quitno Press does a ranking of all the states to determine how smart they are compared to the others. They base it off several critera, including test scores, class sizes, and funding.

Arizona, not surprisingly, is the 3rd dumbest state.

Just out of curiosity, I took the list and then highlighted each state blue or red based on how it voted in the last election.

The List

1. Massachusetts

2. Connecticut

3. Vermont

4. New Jersey

5. Wisconsin

6. New York

7. Minnesota

8. Iowa

9. Pennsylvania

10. Montana

11. Maine

12. Virginia

13. Nebraska

14. New Hampshire

15. Kansas

16. Wyoming

17. Indiana

18. Maryland

19. North Dakota

20. Ohio

21. Colorado

22. South Dakota

23. Rhode Island

24. Illinois

25. North Carolina

26. Missouri

27. Delaware

28. Utah

29. Idaho

30. Washington

31. Michigan

32. South Carolina

33. Texas

33. West Virginia

35. Oregon

36. Arkansas

37. Kentucky

38. Georgia

39. Florida

40. Oklahoma

41. Tennessee

42. Hawaii

43. California

44. Alabama

45. Alaska

46. Louisiana

47. Mississippi

48. Arizona

49. Nevada

50. New Mexico

Interesting :)

Not scientific at all, but funny anyway.

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posted by Jonathan @ 7:48 PM Monday, October 10, 2005   
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