I'm definitely going to take YOUR word for anything in this argument.
There are more than enough studies out there showing that blue states are more educated and affluent than red states. How do they become affluent? Better infrastructure (roads, services, etc.). Just because there aren't bad schools in blue states, doesn't invalidate the argument as there are way more s***** schools in red states.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/02/03/the-most-and-least-educated-states-in-the-u-s-in-2017/#7b3795d271be