I’d move there if it weren’t so cold. I hate the cold. (So why am I still in cold, rainy Oregon?) I’m looking at SW Missouri or OK. Would like to be closer to my aging parents.
Yeah, I probably won't move to Alaska since my wife is cold natured too. :-) Right now, I live in Boone County in Missouri which was the only county to go blue with the exception of St. Louis and Kansas City. Ugg!! Really depressed me to see my county surrounded by a sea of red counties. At least Missouri went to McCain.
I've lived in SW Missouri and really liked it there. It is a very conservative area of Missouri. Good luck on any decision you make.