IQ tests are controversial, but usually they do provide a pretty good overall look at a person’s or a region’s intelligence. The average IQ is 100. The tests have to be periodically adjusted to keep the average at the 100 mark. From the 100 average, the IQ distribution reflects the typical bell-shaped curve.
If you’ve not spend much time with people whose IQ is below the average, it may be hard to realize just how dangerous unrestricted (“pure”) democracy is. Remember, everyone’s vote counts the same in elections.
We all think of California as the land of smart people. Conservatives and libertarians are often puzzled how such a supposedly intelligent electorate can support liberal Democrats and their harmful policies.
Turns out, the underlying IQ premise is wrong. See below. The Golden State is the land of dummies.
California’s collective (average) IQ is lower than all but two states. Only the widely disparaged low intelligence states of Louisiana and Mississippi have a lower average IQ than California. And not by much. And like every state, no matter how smart or dumb you are, your vote counts the same.
As the popular punchline says, “Well, that explains a LOT!”
We Compared the Average IQ Scores in All 50 States, and the Results Are Eye-Opening
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- Massachusetts 104.3
- New Hampshire 104.2
- North Dakota 103.8
- Vermont 103.8
- Minnesota 103.7
- Maine 103.4
- Montana 103.4
- Iowa 103.2
- Connecticut 103.1
- Wisconsin 102.9
- Kansas 102.8
- New Jersey 102.8
- South Dakota 102.8
- Wyoming 102.4
- Nebraska 102.3
- Virginia 101.9
- Washington 101.9
- Ohio 101.8
- Indiana 101.7
- Colorado 101.6
- Pennsylvania 101.5
- Idaho 101.4
- Oregon 101.2
- Utah 101.1
- Missouri 101
- New York 100.7
- Michigan 100.5
- Delaware 100.4
- North Carolina 100.2
- Texas 100
- Illinois 99.9
- Maryland 99.7
- Rhode Island 99.5
- Kentucky 99.4
- Oklahoma 99.3
- Alaska 99
- West Virginia 98.7
- Florida 98.4
- South Carolina 98.4
- Georgia 98
- Tennessee 97.7
- Arkansas 97.5
- Arizona 97.4
- Nevada 96.5
- Alabama 95.7
- New Mexico 95.7
- Hawaii 95.6
- California 95.5
- Louisiana 95.3
- Mississippi 94.2