Are liberals more intelligent than conservatives?

“The more intelligent American adolescents are in junior high and high school, the more liberal they become as young adults.”

Via The Intelligence Paradox: Why the Intelligent Choice Isn’t Always the Smart One:

Even when statistically controlling for such relevant factors and potential confounds as age, race, education, income, and religion, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to become more liberal than less intelligent children. Intelligence measured in junior high and high school strongly predicts adult political ideology seven years later. The more intelligent American adolescents are in junior high and high school, the more liberal they become as young adults.

There’s another study (with similar results) here.

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