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Presidential Vote by State Educational Attainment |
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% of Adults with College Degree,
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Voted Democrat |
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% with
College Degree |
State
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District
of Columbia |
36.31 |
9 |
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Massachusetts |
31.49 |
37 |
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Colorado |
29.48 |
53 |
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Maryland |
29.37 |
43 |
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Connecticut |
29.17 |
44 |
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New
Jersey |
27.81 |
46 |
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Vermont |
27.51 |
39 |
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Virginia |
27.09 |
54 |
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New
Hampshire |
26.53 |
49 |
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New York |
25.21 |
40 |
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Washington |
25.11 |
46 |
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Minnesota |
25.09 |
47 |
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California |
23.95 |
45 |
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Illinois |
23.90 |
44 |
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Rhode
island |
23.89 |
39 |
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Alaska |
23.72 |
62 |
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Hawaii |
23.03 |
44 |
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Kansas |
22.99 |
63 |
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Delaware |
22.97 |
46 |
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Oregon |
22.89 |
47 |
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Nebraska |
22.45 |
67 |
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Montana |
22.35 |
59 |
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National average 22.27 |
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Utah |
22.01 |
72 |
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Georgia |
21.80 |
59 |
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Maine |
21.69 |
45 |
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Arizona |
21.09 |
55 |
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Pennsylvania |
21.02 |
49 |
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North
Carolina |
20.76 |
57 |
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Wisconsin |
20.73 |
49 |
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Texas |
20.60 |
61 |
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Florida |
20.39 |
52 |
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New
Mexico |
20.25 |
50 |
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North
Dakota |
19.92 |
63 |
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Wyoming |
19.90 |
69 |
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Michigan |
19.76 |
48 |
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Missouri |
19.63 |
54 |
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Ohio |
19.45 |
51 |
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Iowa |
19.39 |
50 |
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South
Dakota |
19.07 |
61 |
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Idaho |
18.88 |
69 |
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South
Carolina |
18.85 |
58 |
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Oklahoma |
18.21 |
66 |
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Tennessee |
18.09 |
57 |
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Indiana |
17.75 |
60 |
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Alabama |
17.35 |
63 |
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Louisiana |
16.89 |
57 |
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Nevada |
16.58 |
51 |
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Kentucky |
15.95 |
60 |
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Mississippi |
15.20 |
60 |
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Arkansas |
14.96 |
54 |
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West
Virginia |
13.73 |
56 |
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Education
data: 2000 Census, from IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series). |
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By Matt Sobek |
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