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More and more Americans are leaving Democrat-run cities for Republican-run suburbs, Lower taxes Real estate prices will also be more affordable.
The study found that counties won by Republicans in the 2020 presidential election had about 3.7 million more people moving in than moving out over the past four years. Stateline A University of Michigan analysis of U.S. Census Bureau estimates and county presidential election data.
By comparison, Democratic counties saw a net loss of 3.7 million residents over the same period.
Republican-leaning suburban counties in four battleground states — Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — gained the most new residents, while Democratic-leaning cities lost the most.
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One of the reasons for the mass migration Real Estate PricesHome prices have been soaring in many Democratic-leaning states, including California and New York, which is encouraging more Americans to move to more affordable states, according to a separate analysis by Realtor.com.
For example, in California, residents looking for homes out of state are most likely to look at listings in Florida, accounting for 10.5% of online views. Texas is a close second with 7.6%, followed by Arizona at 6.89% and Nevada at 6.5%.
Prospective New York buyers also looked at homes in many Republican strongholds, including Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, the data showed.
Lower taxes and fewer regulations also entice many Americans to move to Republican-led states.
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Three popular destination states — Texas, Florida and Nevada — don’t tax ordinary income, while California and New York have some of the highest tax burdens in the nation, according to a separate analysis by the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan group that advocates for lower taxes.
This change reflects a broader trend.
A Tax Foundation analysis of Census data found that New York, California, Hawaii, Alaska and Illinois will lose the most residents relative to their population by 2023, while South Carolina, Delaware, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida will experience the largest population gains.
“This migration paints a clear picture: Americans are leaving states with high taxes and a high cost of living for other states with lower taxes and a lower cost of living,” the Tax Foundation said in a blog post.
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However, according to Realtor.com, many locals are beginning to lament “the death of country living” and the rising home prices that are resulting from the influx of new residents.
“People in Republican states don’t care about people from Democratic states,” Kara Amir, who sells real estate in California and Florida, told Realtor.com. “I’ve seen Florida express its resentment with slogans like, ‘Don’t let Fauci be my Florida.'”
