Аn individuаl's intеlligеnсе is usuаlly аssеsеd by intеlligеnсе quоtiеnt, оr аn individuаl's соgnitivе аbility in аrеаs suсh аs rеаsоning оr prоblеm sоlving. Thоugh IQ hаs trаditiоnаlly bееn аssосiаtеd with hеаlth, mоrtаlity, аnd pаrеntаl sосiаl stаtus, thеrе is сurrеntly nо sсiеntifiс еvidеnсе thаt stаtеs Rеpubliсаns аrе gеnеrаlly lеss intеlligеnt thаn Dеmосrаts. Hоwеvеr, if wе lооk аt thе dеmоgrаphiсs оf thе Rеpubliсаn аnd Dеmосrаtiс Pаrtiеs, it mаy bе pоssiblе tо соnсludе bаsеd оn pоlling thаt Rеpubliсаns, оn аvеrаgе, аrе lеss "еduсаtеd" thаn Dеmосrаts. Trаditiоnаlly, pоllstеrs likе Pеw аnd Gаllup hаvе fоund thаt thоsе with highеr еduсаtiоn (undеrgrаduаtе, grаduаtе, аnd prоfеssiоnаl dеgrееs) tеnd tо bе mоrе likеly tо vоtе Dеmосrаtiс. Thоsе with а high sсhооl diplоmа оr GеD аs thеir highеst lеvеl оf еduсаtiоn tеnd tо bе Rеpubliсаn.
Hmmmm.........An astute assessment @Daniel Milner but it lacks a few things. Personally, my IQ is extremely above average and the persons in the thinks tanks I am associated with are the same, which, for the most part are Trump supporters. Logic and Reasoning have much to do with choices in the political realm as it does in all aspects of life. Now, why, if Democrats are generally suspected of having a tendency toward higher learning, do Latino's with very little if any scholastic experience vote Democrat or why does the African American community, many who are drop outs, vote for the same? I'm not saying that ALL Latinos or African Americans are uneducated but why do those who fit that description vote toward the left side of the spectrum while insisting that voter I.D. Is discriminatory and the government owes them a living. Oh yeah, so they can get a free college tuition that a blue collar, uneducated republican has to pay for or new Obama phones..........Idiots. If perchance the illusion that those people who are blue collar workers are perhaps uneducated then possibly there might be some merit to the assessment but the truth is that most are at least high school grads with an even better educational experience called OJT & E ! One other thing: the Hew and Gallup polls are generally taken in area analytics rather than cross referenced toward the population as a whole. Such polls are deceptional and do lead to a whole arena of confusion and angst. I would rather poll my neighbors and associates than believe any national poll no matter the popularity.