Politico Magazine has an article about Californian expats who could “flip” Nevada.
Since 2020 alone, over 150,000 Californians have moved to Nevada — California expats today make up over 20 percent of Nevada’s population. County to county migration flows from the last census show that of the top 16 counties supplying new residents to Reno’s Washoe County, 11 of them are in California.
The gap between registered Republicans and Democrats in the state (NV) has shrunk from 111,000 in 2020 to 71,000 in 2023, and the number of nonpartisan voters has exploded. In a state that was decided by less than 34,000 votes in 2020, a bloc of highly motivated, California-hating ex-Californians with an axe to grind could play a pivotal role in shaping the outcome this year.
As long-time readers may be aware, the DrsC moved their winter residence from CA to NV about 3 years ago. A bunch of my neighbors in a new 55+ development moved there from CA . Unlike the DrsC, many of them are year-round residents who will vote in NV and I’d guess a lot of those will vote for Trump.
The article quotes a guy who’s saving $200K a year in CA state income tax as NV has no such tax. Our household isn’t saving that much but, by living in WY which also doesn’t tax income, we save enough every year for a nice trip to Europe or a nice cruise.
Most of us who fled CA found its state governance repulsive. One would hope most of those are smart enough to avoid voting for a second helping of the nasty mess they chose to leave behind.
