<p>Hm, that's interesting. I'm a Dem living in a Red (ACT) state, so it's sort of hard to comment.</p>
<p>ACT takers are also less likely to go outside their state and certainly not outside their region, whereas I have seen a lot on CC about east coast kids wanting to go to California and vice versa. Most kids in my school don't even take the SAT, and I have no idea what the scores posted on CC mean, except that 1600=perfect. It's like the metric system to me.</p>
<p>Midwesterners are a different brand of people with different priorities. I guess the party connection would depend on whether the people reflect the party or the party reflects the people.</p>
<p>And didn't Chicago vote overwhelmingly Kerry?</p>