Come to South Alabama.
Roll Tide.
RLTW
Good luck on your hunt. There are many nice places to pick from. I like Western NC, Tennessee area, away from the cities. One drawback is I am a Yankee, and the Civil War isn't over.
East TN is more friendly to GOP types than West TN. Lots of chances for outdoor activities as well on the lakes and in the mountains.
Idaho or Montana.
Anyway, I'd love to move to Texas. If it weren't for close family, I'd be gone! From what I hear, it's kinda warm down there, but in my opinion being there would be worth it. They'll guard their boarders well. You'll be safe in Texas.
Depends on what you like for weather and culture I would say. Arizona and Texas are both nice and largely conservative (with the occasional pocket of libtard) but the summers get kinda tiring. I have had to work a few times on contracts in AL and TN and liked both places. Your neighbors to the west, WV, seem to be getting more and more conservative as well. I just can’t hack the humidity like I could as a kid, so I live in AZ and suffer through the (dry) summer heat.
Come to Texas.
If you like the beach, Galveston and the Gulf coast between there and Corpus are nice. If you want trees, Longview and Tyler and points south until you get to just north of Houston would be good. If you like hills, Fredricksberg and other town in the hill country would be your place.
No state income taxes and the friendliest people in the country. A lot gun owners and decent Christian people.
Idaho or Montana
Go to Texas. Besides, everything is bigger in Texas - or so I hear.
Georgia is fairly warm and solidly Conservative once you get out of Atlanta. It’s also a buyer’s market for homes and property. The county I live in has a Congressman who was backed by the Tea Party and voted over 90% for GOP candidates. We’re less than an hour from the busiest airport in the world so it’s easy to get somewhere else. We’re also close to the mountains and the biggest lake the state. Georgia gets tornadoes but it hasn’t been hit by a hurricane in over 100 years.
Missouri has the Hancock amendment. No new taxes unless the citizens vote for it. Republican control of the legislature. Fiscally responsible - still AAA rated bonds.
Pensions have some exclusions from individual income taxes, which is helpful for retired people who can no longer work and may not get a cola increase.
Lots of bitter clingers to guns, hunting and fishing opportunities are abundant. Great farm country.
I hear the Chadwick area is still pretty isolated and very small town. It didn't used to have zoning laws either. Don't know much about that now.
I love the area and would gladly move back there. However, my kids are anchored to the S. East side of the state, so we stay to be close to the grand kids.
Oklahoma has the distinction of being the only state for which Obama never won a county in any election. Pretty much everyone goes to church and a 4% unemployment rate in the Tulsa area. kinda like the US in the 1950’s.
My county in Florida, (Walton) went almost 4-1 for Romney.
No state income tax, no sales tax on groceries or medicine. Some of the world’s most beautiful beaches.
I think even the people on welfare voted Republican.
Election night, I looked at the politico.com map, in search of the most republican voting state. At that time of night on Tuesday it was UTAH, with about 80 percent repub vote totals. If I could move out of the liberal hellhole of WI,I would. I am in Dane County. Yes, home to Madistan. I love our Governor, my senator Ron Johnson and of course Paul Ryan. Other than that,,,,not much to endear me to WI.
Stand your ground.
Every retreat is the enemy’s gain.
Come to Forsyth county Georgia.
Come to Mississippi. Out of state pensions are not taxed, we have some beautiful rural areas, real estate is affordable, schools are great, and we are a God loving people.
I can think of no better choice for you than East Tennessee. No state income tax, staunchly Conservative, beautiful landscapes with rolling hills, very low cost of living. Come join us.
I moved from deep-blue Rhode Island to central Kentucky 5 years ago, and haven’t regretted it since.
Low cost of living, lots of land available, relatively temperate weather, and lots of work if you’re an Engineer (automotive industry is huge here).
Hmmm... seasonal changes. Well, I might suggest the area NE of Huntsville, AL, then. Not too far from some civilization, some hill country (they call them ‘mountains’ here, but that’s a little silly). The state is solidly red: went 60-38 for Romney. That 38% bit was due to Burmingham and a band of counties across the lower central part of the state. The Northern tier averaged around 75% - up to 86% - for Romney.
I may be able to suggest Western NC now (my prior stop), except for Asheville, which is where the artsy/loonies are. The NC culture seems to be changing (after a string of bad governors, a Republican finally just was elected), but isn’t there yet. GOP-induced redistricting bought some new US House members - looks like it will be a 6-3 margin now.
Taxes are better in Alabama, though.