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