2016-05-05 14:33:15 UTC
Coincidence? I think not. Liberal areas also have the highest ACT and SAT scores, while some of the lowest are in the South. One county in Tennessee actually has an average ACT score of 14. Liberal areas also tend to house more atheists and agnostics, as they themselves are in general liberal, and it comes as no surprise that these areas show a higher percentage of college degrees, better colleges, higher SAT and ACT scores, and higher IQ's.
Here's a link to the IQ scores.
http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm