Same problem in Tennessee...people from California or ‘up north’ are regarded as ‘invaders. Tennessee Stands had a meeting earlier this week which gave transplants to speak out: one of the best lines of the night came from a man from California who stated “We are NOT (liberal) invaders, we are (conservative) REINFORCEMENTS!” Many ‘transplants’ (my wife and I included) are far more conservative than native Tennesseans...it’s not even close.
LOL - If I lived in a Dem state and wanted to retire somewhere beautiful and sane, I might pick Idaho where I’d be surrounded by Mormons. Doesn’t get much safer than that imo.