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

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%.

“We weren’t surprised to find that Republicans are moving to Idaho. However, we were surprised to see just how overwhelming it was. Of those moving to Idaho, the majority of voters from 48 out of the 49 other states are Republican,” Republican Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane told Fox News Digital.

“That said, it shouldn’t be a shock that conservatives would be attracted to Idaho’s robust economy, business-friendly environment, and strong conservative values. Idaho has become a destination for those who embrace the values and quality of life that define our great state,” McGrane added.

The data comes as a handful of expensive and liberal states, such as California and New York, have, since the pandemic, seen an exodus of residents who have moved to states like Florida and Texas. Speculations and concern have mounted that state migration changes could lead to blue state voters bringing their politics to red states.

The Idaho data, however, show right-leaning voters from blue states are fleeing to a state with similar politics. Idaho Republicans control the state’s offices of the governor, secretary of state, and both chambers of the state legislature.

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2 Comments

MTHead December 11, 2023 at 13:42

Ya, I was in Oregon when all the conservative Californians showed up there too. Go look at So. Oregon now. Commie shithole.
Needles and human shit everywhere.
Were almost lucky the invasion is going to cut-short the communist slow-roll in Idaho.
Either way it’s a race to the bottom.
Wherever you are. Never let pot and mail-in voting become legal.
Grumpster December 11, 2023 at 14:27

I haven’t been impressed by the political philosophy of most people moving here to Idaho, including what I call ‘repugnicans’. My terinology is derived from the fact that virtually all card carrying Republicans I know of espouse a ‘half fast road to socialism’ view of government. They somehow believe we can maintain a Constitutional Republic while using collective theft to fund socialist programs like public schooling, supporting the doctrine of eminent domain, a social security system and so on. Some friends and I fully supported a Republican Senatorial candidate, Scott Herndon, last year. He has turned out to be a Party loyalist who has compromised the truth for a mess of pottage. Yay for the Uniparty!