Conservatives Are Less Educated Than Liberals Conservative Truths According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 20
April 18, 2005

Conservatives Are Less Educated Than Liberals

Conservative Truths

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003 the average percentage of people with a Bachelor’s degree or more across the United States was 26.7%. 25 out of 31 Conservative States had a lower than average percent of their population with a Bachelor’s degree or more (81% of Conservative States) versus 4 out of 20 Liberal States that had a lower than average percent of their population with a Bachelor’s degree or more (20% of Liberal States). The lowest percentage of a state’s population with a Bachelor’s degree or more in the country is found in West Virginia with 15.9%. The highest percentage of a state’s population with a Bachelor’s degree or more in the country is found in the District of Columbia with 44.4%.

Conservative:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming

Liberal:
Maine
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

Source: 4-educ.pdf No. 231

 

  

 

 

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003 the average percentage of people with a Bachelor’s degree or more across the United States was 26.7%. 25 out of 31 Conservative States had a lower than average percent of their population with a Bachelor’s degree or more (81% of Conservative States) versus 4 out of 20 Liberal States that had a lower than average percent of their population with a Bachelor’s degree or more (20% of Liberal States). The lowest percentage of a state’s population with a Bachelor’s degree or more in the country is found in West Virginia with 15.9%. The highest percentage of a state’s population with a Bachelor’s degree or more in the country is found in the District of Columbia with 44.4%.

Conservative:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming

Liberal:
Maine
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

Source: 4-educ.pdf No. 231

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