Most Intelligent

In an article on intelligence, all 50 states in the US were ranked. I thought I'd cross referance this with who the state went to in the 2004 Presidential Election, red or blue...

1. Massachusetts - Blue
   
2. Connecticut - Blue
   
3. Vermont - Blue
   
4. New Jersey - Blue
   
5. Wisconsin - Blue
   
6. New York - Blue
   
7. Minnesota - Blue
   
8. Iowa - Red
   
9. Pennsylvania - Blue
   
10. Montana - Red
(top ten 80% Blue)


11. Maine - Blue
    
12. Virginia - Red
    
13. Nebraska - Blue
    
14. New Hampshire - Blue
    
15. Kansas - Red
    
16. Wyoming - Red
    
17. Indiana - Red
    
18. Maryland - Blue
    
19. North Dakota - Red
    
20. Ohio - Red
    
(top 20 60% Blue)


21. Colorado - Red
    
22. South Dakota - Red
    
23. Rhode Island - Blue
    
24. Illinois - Blue
    
25. North Carolina - Red
    
26. Missouri - Red
    
27. Delaware - Blue
    
28. Utah - Red
    
29. Idaho - Red
    
30. Washington - Blue
    
(Top 30 53% Blue)


31. Michigan - Blue
    
32. South Carolina - Red
    
33. Texas and West Virginia (tie) - Red and Red
    
35. Oregon - Blue
    
36. Arkansas - Red
    
37. Kentucky - Red
    
38. Georgia - Red
    
39. Florida - Red
    
40. Oklahoma - Red
    



41. Tennessee - Red
    
42. Hawaii - Red
    
43. California - Blue
    
44. Alabama - Red
    
45. Alaska - Red
    
46. Louisiana - Red
    
47. Mississippi - Red
    
48. Arizona - Red
    
49. Nevada - Red
    
50. New Mexico - Red
    

And, the bottom 10 is 90% Red, while the bottom 20 are 85% Red.

If our states are 38% blue, and 62% red, how come it seems like all the highest ranking states, as far as intelligence goes... blue? With the number's leaning towards the red overall, you would believe it to be the other way around. The red should outnumber the in every catagory, but are far from it...

Hmmmm... fascinating.

(intelligence rankings)
(2004 voting)