Anybody who's listened knows National Public Radio is deep, deep blue - very progressive and liberal. That said, here is an article from NPR about people moving to states where their politics are in the majority that is ... believe it or not ... relatively balanced.
They report both liberals and conservatives are moving to states, or parts of states, where the dominant local politics are like their own. As longtime COTTonLINE readers know, this is a hobbyhorse I've been 'riding' for years. The DrsC made this sort of move in 2004 and never looked back. Some NPR thoughts:
America is growing more geographically polarized — red ZIP codes are getting redder and blue ZIP codes are becoming bluer. People appear to be sorting.
Political scientist Larry Sabato posted an analysis on Thursday that shows how America's "super landslide" counties have grown over time. Of the nation's total 3,143 counties, the number of super landslide counties — where a presidential candidate won at least 80% of the vote — has jumped from 6% in 2004 to 22% in 2020.
Put another way, Biden won 85% of counties with a Whole Foods and only 32% of counties with a Cracker Barrel.
Regardless of leaning left or right, people don't enjoy feeling like an outlier in their home town. Knowing the neighbors' votes will overwhelm yours, making your vote meaningless, isn't fun. Neither is local and state governments routinely choosing policies of which you disapprove.
