Here are the 2016 US presidential election results for each state (plus D.C.), ranked by educational attainment of each state. For educational attainment, I used the percent of people 25 years or older with a bachelors degree or higher from census.gov*.
This table is sorted with the highest percent of educational attainment at the top and lowest at the bottom.
There is a clear pattern that the states with higher levels of educational attainment voted for Clinton. I’ve heard many conservatives say liberals are a bunch of poor beggars voting for handouts. On the contrary it appears liberals are the more educated.
I’m interested in any intelligent and polite comments. Others will be deleted.
| Educational Attainment Rank | Geography | Percent bachelor’s degree or higher; ages 25 and higher | 2016 US Presidential Election Result |
| 1 | District of Columbia | 56.8 | Clinton |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 42.7 | Clinton |
| 3 | Colorado | 39.9 | Clinton |
| 4 | Maryland | 39.3 | Clinton |
| 5 | New Jersey | 38.6 | Clinton |
| 6 | Connecticut | 38.6 | Clinton |
| 7 | Virginia | 38.1 | Clinton |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 36.6 | Clinton |
| 9 | Vermont | 36.4 | Clinton |
| 10 | New York | 35.7 | Clinton |
| 11 | Washington | 35.1 | Clinton |
| 12 | Minnesota | 34.8 | Clinton |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 34.1 | Clinton |
| 14 | Illinois | 34.0 | Clinton |
| 15 | California | 32.9 | Clinton |
| 16 | Kansas | 32.8 | Trump |
| 17 | Oregon | 32.7 | Clinton |
| 18 | Utah | 32.6 | Trump |
| 19 | Hawaii | 31.9 | Clinton |
| 20 | Nebraska | 31.4 | Trump |
| 21 | Montana | 31.0 | Trump |
| 22 | Delaware | 31.0 | Clinton |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 30.8 | Trump |
| 24 | Georgia | 30.5 | Trump |
| 25 | North Carolina | 30.4 | Trump |
| 26 | Maine | 30.1 | Clinton |
| 27 | North Dakota | 29.6 | Trump |
| 28 | Alaska | 29.6 | Trump |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 29.5 | Trump |
| 30 | South Dakota | 28.9 | Trump |
| 31 | Texas | 28.9 | Trump |
| 32 | Arizona | 28.9 | Trump |
| 33 | Florida | 28.6 | Trump |
| 34 | Missouri | 28.5 | Trump |
| 35 | Iowa | 28.4 | Trump |
| 36 | Michigan | 28.3 | Trump |
| 37 | Idaho | 27.6 | Trump |
| 38 | Ohio | 27.5 | Trump |
| 39 | South Carolina | 27.2 | Trump |
| 40 | New Mexico | 27.2 | Clinton |
| 41 | Wyoming | 27.1 | Trump |
| 42 | Tennessee | 26.1 | Trump |
| 43 | Indiana | 25.6 | Trump |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 25.2 | Trump |
| 45 | Alabama | 24.7 | Trump |
| 46 | Nevada | 23.5 | Clinton |
| 47 | Louisiana | 23.4 | Trump |
| 48 | Kentucky | 23.4 | Trump |
| 49 | Arkansas | 22.4 | Trump |
| 50 | Mississippi | 21.8 | Trump |
| 51 | West Virginia | 20.8 | Trump |
* The educational attainment data came from census.gov 2016 S1501 1 year data set.