Votes vs Education Statistics

Statistics showing how the top 15 most and least educated states in the United States of America voted in the 2000 election, according to percentage of the states population with a Bachelor's degree. Italicized entries show an exception to the general correlation.

Top 15 Most Educated States

Rank, State, % of Population with Bachelor's Degree, Vote

1. DC - 38.3% - Gore
2. CO - 34.6% - Bush
3. MA - 32.7% - Gore
4. MD - 32.3% - Gore
5. VA - 31.9% - Bush
6. CT - 31.6% - Gore
7. MN - 31.2% - Gore
8. NH - 30.1% - Bush
9. NJ - 30.1% - Gore
10. VT - 28.8% - Gore
11. NY - 28.7% - Gore
12. WA - 28.6% - Gore
13. AK - 28.1% - Bush
14. CA - 27.5% - Gore
15. OR - 27.3% - Gore

Bottom 15 Most Educated States

Rank, State, % of Population with Bachelor's Degree, Vote

37. FL - 22.8% - Bush
38. ND - 22.6% - Bush
39. LA - 22.5% - Bush
40. OK - 22.5% - Bush
41. TN - 22.0% - Bush
42. WY - 20.6% - Bush
43. KY - 20.5% - Bush
44. AL - 20.4% - Bush
45. ID - 20.0% - Bush
46. NV - 19.3% - Bush
47. SC - 19.0% - Bush
48. MS - 18.7% - Bush
49. AR - 18.4% - Bush
50. IN - 17.1% - Bush
51. WV - 15.3% - Bush

Statistics from Census document P20-536 Table 13 (12/2000), 2000 Election