Based upon the reports of new red-state residents registering as Republicans when they arrive, I believe the majority of those leaving blue states are conservatives who have finally had enough and are simply escaping. Many couples retired earlier than planned due to the pandemic and moved their escape plans up by a year or two. Some found work-from-home jobs that allows them to leave the high-tax, high-crime blue states and keep their job.
So these are not all liberal progressives who are making these moves.
“So these are not all liberal progressives who are making these moves.”
I agree. But there are some on this thread who think those moving away are liberal progressives who will bring their voting habits with them. I appreciate their concern; but I must challenge their lumping the good transplants with the bad together in one pot. The fact is that many conservatives are leaving those broken blue states for redder pastures, and I applaud their move.