Conservative-friendly State?

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[a.c.t.32]

Hello all. I hope this post is in the right place.

My husband and I are looking at a move possibly in the next year. I am wondering what states you all might consider to be the most "conservative-friendly" in terms of taxes, educational institutions and laws, general demographics, etc. Does this make sense?

In Michigan, we seem to have relatively high taxes, numerous governmental "fees" (which they try to tell you are not the same as taxes), educational waste, and frivilous (sp?) laws aimed at behavior-modification.

It is relatively easy to homeschool here, though.

I'm curious to hear your opinions.

Thanks.

[jigsaw]

Many liberals live in the State of Denial so you better not move there.

[So Cal Rocket]

You might be interested in the Free State Project.

http://www.freestateproject.com

[ZGuy]

This might help :

Mountain West region becomes biggest Republican bastion

Percentage of Republicans in each state office:

MONTANA breakdown :
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 58 62
2000 59 64
1998 65 68
Considered the most Democratic state in the Rockies Democrats live in old mining and railroad towns

IDAHO breakdown
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 87 91
2000 83 88
1998 84 85
Owned by Republicans

WYOMING breakdown :
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 76 66
2000 71 66
1998 71 70
GOP outnumber Dem voters 2-1
GOP has held a comfortable lead for generations

Nevada breakdown :
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 35 42
2000 33 57
1998 40 57
Traditionally Dem but GOP affluent retirees coming in GOP retirees vote, the dem workers don’t

UTAH breakdown :
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 68 69
2000 72 62
1998 73 69
Heavily GOP since mid-60s
Salt Lake City has the only small area of dems.

COLORADO breakdown :
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 58 48
2000 61 57
1998 63 57
170,000 more registered GOP than dem

ARIZONA
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 60 50
2000 63 53
1998 63 60
Independants cut into each party’s share
More GOP voters and growing

New Mexico breakdown :
% GOP in state house and senate
House Senate
2002 40 42
2000 42 40
1998 40 40
Rising number of independants

[jigsaw]

That's interesting. Thanks. And as a New Yorker, it's very tempting.

[the OlLine Rebel]

This is a surprise? W/o really knowing that much, I'd say just about anything truly mid-West - literally toward the middle of the country - in every direction! (Not surprised NM and AZ - near the border - are more Dem.)

It sure as hell ain't MD to which you'll be moving! :o

[the OlLine Rebel]

I never understood quite why NH would be chosen. Even tho it claims to be a conservative stronghold, it's surrounded by libs and infiltrated frequently by MAers who want their cake and to eat it too (you know, things like insist we need taxes for those programs, but don't want to pay them themselves....). I understand it's supposed to be conserv and it's small so it wouldn't be too hard to populate, but still....seems safer to me to move to Idaho which already has a solid backbone..... ?:)