Americans have been unintentionally sorting themselves for decades, moving to communities of like-minded people and turning states predominantly conservative or Democrat. But in the last 20 years, more people have moved from blue to red states than from red to blue: nine million more, to be precise. Tired of rising crime and unaffordable housing costs, Americans have been moving from California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and other blue states and finding homes in places in such red states as Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona. If migration patterns continue as they have over the last two years, winning future elections might be more difficult for Democrats.
Red States Could See Big Changes in 2030
Binyamin Appelbaum, lead writer on economics and business for the editorial board at The New York Times, recently…
