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Idaho Benefitting From Blue State Exodus, and Only 12% of New Residents Are Dems

Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:04 am
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
21043 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:04 am

WASHINGTON
Thousands of blue state residents flock to Idaho, bringing conservative politics with them: data

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Thousands of conservative-leaning Washington residents fled the deep blue state for neigboring Idaho, voter data published by the Gem State shows.

Data published by the Idaho Secretary of State’s office shows that out of the nearly 119,000 people who recently moved to the state, 65% registered as Republicans, compared to just 12% registering as Democrats.

The data, which was reviewed by Fox News Digital, show that out of the roughly 20,000 Americans who moved from Washington state to Idaho, 62% registered as Republicans, compared to 12% as Democrats, 24% as unaffiliated and 2% as "other." The percentage of registered Republicans originally from Washington who recently moved to Idaho is actually higher than the state’s overall percentage of registered Republicans, which sits at about 58%.


https://www.foxnews.com/us/thousands-blue-state-residents-flock-idaho-bringing-conservative-politics-with-data
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
68841 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:06 am to
Awesome

Let Idaho amd Boise state join the SEC
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
114271 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:07 am to
Idaho sounds nice.
Posted by Leto II
Arrakis
Member since Dec 2018
22393 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:09 am to
What was it before the exodus, 13%?

Idaho is gorgeous country!
Posted by bird35
Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
12631 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:17 am to
This is how the Founding Fathers envisioned America.

Small, weak Federal Government with Strong State Governments making most of the laws.

People can move to the State that matches their beliefs.

To achieve this we need the Federal Government to give up some of its power which Governments rarely do until threatened with death.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
106102 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:19 am to
I love Idaho, very nice state with some incredible places to live and vacation.
Posted by Browncd81
Member since Nov 2020
502 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:22 am to
Great - more evidence that we may be having a Great Sort and not a swarm of locusts turning swing states into California.

That seems like a high percentage of 'unaffiliated' and I'm betting they're largely former Democrats that are too embarrassed to admit it, perhaps going through cognitive dissonance as they're examining their worldview amidst a decision to flee. Still, this is usually sorted out at the individual morality level, not the political level, and so even seeing the difference in somewhere like Idaho, most probably still cling to their Democrat roots due to their insane worldview.

Even so, absolute worst case is 65% Republicans and 36% knuckleheads.
Posted by Elblancodiablo
Member since Sep 2023
1829 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:23 am to
12% is way too damn many
Posted by Topisawtiger
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2012
3564 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 12:32 pm to
This is true for Idaho in general, but not for Boise proper. Very liberal, mayor is a female dem from Massachusetts and lots of west coast money has driven property prices to where locals are priced out.
Posted by Roscoe14
Member since Jul 2021
222 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 12:32 pm to
Wow, an article about me. The wife and I moved to Idaho from SoCal a few months ago. We registered for local elections in November and, for the first time in a couple of decades, the people we voted for actually won.

This place is wonderful. The neighborhoods are clean and neat, we have yet to see a vagrant, the people are polite and the government institutions all work (the ladies at the DMV are friendly and helpful!). It is like taking a time machine back to the early 60s.
Posted by RealityWinsOut
Member since Oct 2023
1454 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 2:00 pm to
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Idaho Benefitting From Blue State Exodus, and Only 12% of New Residents Are Dems

This is not to surprising and happening a lot of places. Problem is the small amount lefties are louder and bringing their crazy with them. Plus all the legal orgs still in those Dem states getting involved. Just takes a few and the Right doesn't fight back with simply saying "No" and moving on. They always leave them a crack to push on.
This post was edited on 12/11/23 at 2:01 pm
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
15408 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 2:07 pm to
I spent a couple of days in Boise for a work conference a few years ago and the demographics were very favorable.
Posted by wutangfinancial
Treasure Valley
Member since Sep 2015
11439 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 3:15 pm to
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Thousands of blue state residents flock to Idaho, bringing conservative politics with them: data


Too bad the people in Boise suck arse now. It's overrun by insufferable imports.
Posted by gatorrocks
Lake Mary, FL
Member since Oct 2007
13973 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 3:47 pm to
I'm in Boise right now. It's freaking awesome here. Up in the mountains is amazing.

Lots of baws here.
Posted by MasonTiger
Mason, Ohio
Member since Jan 2005
16569 posts
Posted on 12/11/23 at 6:46 pm to
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