Is there a link between the SAT, the ACT, the Dems, and the GOP?

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<p>UPDATED using 2004 numbers.</p>

<p>SAT Numbers: <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2004/CBS2004Report.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2004/CBS2004Report.pdf&lt;/a>
ACT Numbers: <a href="http://www.act.org/news/data/03/states.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.act.org/news/data/03/states.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Sorted descending by ACT participation:
State ACT SAT Politics
Colorado 100 27 Red
Illinois 99 10 Blue
Mississippi 91 5 Red
Louisiana 87 8 Red
Tennessee 87 16 Red
North Dakota 81 5 Red
Nebraska 77 8 Red
Alabama 76 10 Red
Kansas 75 9 Red
Kentucky 75 12 Red
South Dakota 75 5 Red
Arkansas 73 6 Red
Missouri 70 8 Red
Wyoming 70 12 Red
Oklahoma 69 7 Red
Michigan 68 11 Blue
Wisconsin 68 7 Blue
Iowa 67 5 Red
Utah 67 7 Red
Minnesota 66 10 Blue
Ohio 66 28 Red
West Virginia 65 19 Red
New Mexico 61 14 Red
Idaho 59 20 Red
Montana 56 29 Red
Florida 44 67 Red
South Carolina 36 62 Red
Nevada 33 40 Red
Alaska 29 53 Red
Texas 29 52 Red
Georgia 26 73 Red
Arizona 20 32 Red
Indiana 20 64 Red
Hawaii 18 60 Blue
New York 16 87 Blue
North Carolina 15 70 Red
Washington 15 52 Blue
California 14 49 Blue
Virginia 13 71 Red
Maryland 12 68 Blue
Massachusetts 12 85 Blue
Oregon 12 56 Blue
Vermont 12 66 Blue
Connecticut 9 85 Blue
Maine 9 76 Blue
New Hampshire 9 80 Blue
Pennsylvania 9 74 Blue
Rhode Island 7 72 Blue
New Jersey 6 83 Blue
Delaware 5 73 Blue</p>

<p>-Of 17 lowest participating ACT states, 15 are "blue."
-Aside from, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois (all of which are "north-midwestern states," all states with above 50% participation rate in ACT are "red."</p>

<p>Sorted descending by SAT:
State ACT SAT Politics
New York 16 87 Blue
Massachusetts 12 85 Blue
Connecticut 9 85 Blue
New Jersey 6 83 Blue
New Hampshire 9 80 Blue
Maine 9 76 Blue
Pennsylvania 9 74 Blue
Georgia 26 73 Red
Delaware 5 73 Blue
Rhode Island 7 72 Blue
Virginia 13 71 Red
North Carolina 15 70 Red
Maryland 12 68 Blue
Florida 44 67 Red
Vermont 12 66 Blue
Indiana 20 64 Red
South Carolina 36 62 Red
Hawaii 18 60 Blue
Oregon 12 56 Blue
Alaska 29 53 Red
Texas 29 52 Red
Washington 15 52 Blue
California 14 49 Blue
Nevada 33 40 Red
Arizona 20 32 Red
Montana 56 29 Red
Ohio 66 28 Red
Colorado 100 27 Red
Idaho 59 20 Red
West Virginia 65 19 Red
Tennessee 87 16 Red
New Mexico 61 14 Red
Kentucky 75 12 Red
Wyoming 70 12 Red
Michigan 68 11 Blue
Illinois 99 10 Blue
Alabama 76 10 Red
Minnesota 66 10 Blue
Kansas 75 9 Red
Louisiana 87 8 Red
Nebraska 77 8 Red
Missouri 70 8 Red
Oklahoma 69 7 Red
Wisconsin 68 7 Blue
Utah 67 7 Red
Arkansas 73 6 Red
Mississippi 91 5 Red
North Dakota 81 5 Red
South Dakota 75 5 Red
Iowa 67 5 Red</p>

<p>-Of 10 highest participating SAT states, 9 are blue.
-Of 11 lowest participating SAT states, 10 are red.</p>

<p>I think this pretty much shows that blue=SAT and red=ACT.</p>

<p>But, judging from the dearth of posts on this thread, I don't think anyone really cares... :)</p>