‘Leftugees’ On the Move: Why Americans Are Fleeing Liberal States

American Thinker ^ | 18 May, 2022 | Larry Alton

[MtnClimber]

The data is clear: Residents of Democrat-run states are fleeing at alarming rates. Many are choosing Republican-run states as their destinations of choice. And while it’s not clear yet what this mass migration of “leftugees” means for the power of blue and red states, one thing is clear: Liberal policies are failing in real-time on a spectacular scale that this country has never before seen.

Studies Show Blue States Are Hemorrhaging Residents

According to a new survey that studies the migration patterns of Americans within the United States, liberal-run New Jersey led the nation with 70 percent of all people involved in moves fleeing the Garden State (compared to just 30 percent who migrated in).

Illinois, home of the crime-ridden liberal haven of Chicago, came in second with 67 percent of moves resulting in residents leaving the state and just 27 percent involving inbound moves.

New York, another liberal hotbed, came in third on the list. In total 63 percent of movers kissed the Empire State goodbye, while just 37 percent decided to move in.

Connecticut wasn’t much better. More than 60 percent of all moves were outbound, while just 39.9 percent were inbound.

Rounding out the top five is California, with 60 percent of moves involving people leaving the state and just 40 percent involving inbound moves.

Michigan, Massachusetts, and Louisiana come in sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively, which gives Democrat-run states a clean sweep of the top eight outbound states. Ohio (ninth) and Nebraska (tenth) are the only Republican states in the top 10.

[Fai Mao]

“Why is he not a moderate seeking refuge from progressivism?”

Because there is no such thing as a moderate. You cannot compromise with the left.

[bert]

By your definition and rules, that is true.

But is not true by the definitions of those who consider them selves moderate. In fact, they take offense at your definition.

[seowulf]

But you know they will... that's what happened to Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico in more recent years and Oregon and Washington before them.

I remember when I was a kid bumper stickers that said, "Don't Californicate Washington." Well, were were Californicated good and hard. There hasn't been a republican governor in more than 30 years. Same for legislature. They cemented the deal with all mail in voting 10 years ago.

[Vaduz]

And don’t be friends with those who do.