Republicans are more scientifically literate than Democrats or independents:

Item	Dem	Ind	Rep
Astrology is not scientific	64.3%	55.7%	75.1%
The benefits of science exceed the harms	73.3%	66.2%	78.0%
Understands the need for control groups in testing	79.8%	81.4%	82.1%
The earth's core is very hot	94.2%	92.6%	94.6%
Demonstrates a basic understanding of probability	87.9%	90.0%	91.8%
Not all radioactivity is man-made	79.2%	78.5%	85.9%
Father, not mother, determines a child's sex	72.0%	74.7%	77.3%
Lasers are not made by condensing sound waves	63.4%	70.9%	75.1%
Electrons are smaller than atoms	71.4%	71.3%	72.8%
Antibiotics do not kill viruses	55.7%	55.4%	65.8%
Continental drift has and continues to occur	90.1%	90.6%	87.9%
Humans evolved from other animals	57.6%	50.7%	41.5%
The earth revolves around the sun	79.2%	73.9%	81.5%
It takes the earth one year to rotate around the sun	75.8%	78.8%	78.9%
Respondent will eat genetically modified foods	66.1%	69.4%	73.1%
The north pole is on a sheet of ice	67.0%	59.7%	63.4%
Not all man-made chemicals cause cancer when eaten	46.6%	46.4%	52.6%
Exposure to radioactivity doesn't necessarily lead to death	67.5%	67.1%	77.0%
Exposure to pesticides doesn't necessarily cause cancer	55.5%	57.9%	66.8%