Can’t speak for NJ, but NYS is mostly red bits. Trust me when I tell you that your state could use the folks bugging out from Upstate.
Being a long-time denizen of the deep red T of PAlabama, I heartily agree with your post.
What they don’t need down there is more dilution.
I was privileged to have spent some time working in TX about fifteen years back, and hold those memories fondly.