Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted November 16th through November 20th of over 1,000 likely general election voters.
“It has been well documented that there has been a significant exodus of citizens from blue states since the start of COVID. But this incredible data reveals that it is Republicans and Independents who have voted with their feet and moved to states more aligned with their values. One of the hidden insights of the 2022 election—the red states got redder, and the blue states got bluer,” said Mark Meckler, President of the Convention of States. “This is only going to accelerate as we move forward. America is in the midst of the Great Decoupling, as our nation becomes less of a United States and more focus is placed on regional and state policies and values, similar to what we saw at the founding of our country.”
For complete details on the poll, including graphics, please visit:
https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/nat-issues-recent-move-1122/
KEY INSIGHT: Independents and Republicans are 4 times as likely as Democrats to Have Moved Recently to a Region That Aligns with Their Values:
- 4.1 percent of Independents say they have moved in the last 3 years to a region that aligns more closely with their personal beliefs.
- 4.4 percent of Republicans say they have moved in the last 3 years to a region that aligns more closely with their personal beliefs.
- 1.1 percent of Democrats say they have moved in the last 3 years to a region that aligns more closely with their personal beliefs.
KEY INSIGHT: Number of Independents and Republicans Relocating to Regions That Align with Their Values Will Rapidly Increase in Coming Year:
- 9.6 percent of Independents say they are planning on moving in the next year to a region that aligns more closely with their personal beliefs.
- 10.4 percent of Republicans say they are planning on moving in the next year to a region that aligns more closely with their personal beliefs.
- 2.1 percent of Democrats say they are planning on moving in the next year to a region that aligns more closely with their personal beliefs.
