They call us backward, “Bible-thumping,” gun-clinging Neanderthals—too obsessed with tradition, faith, and freedom to be part of the woke utopia they’re building in the blue states. We’re mocked for our “outdated” values, ridiculed for our distrust of big government, and painted as a national embarrassment on late-night television.
Yet somehow, oddly enough… they keep moving in.
Red State Real Estate: Hotter Than a Texas Summer
It’s no longer anecdotal—the data proves it. Liberal strongholds like California, New York, Illinois, and New Jersey are bleeding residents. Meanwhile, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, and the Carolinas are welcoming a tsunami of new neighbors—many of them former blue-state believers.
According to U.S. Census Bureau migration data and U-Haul’s annual Growth Index, here’s what we’ve seen:
- California lost over 500,000 residents in just two years (2021–2023)
- New York lost over 400,000 in the same period
- Illinois has seen net losses for 9 consecutive years
- Meanwhile:
- Texas gained over 880,000 new residents between 2020 and 2023
- Florida welcomed nearly 700,000
- Tennessee and North Carolina have become top destinations for new business relocations
You read that right. People are leaving cities with Whole Foods on every corner and electric car charging stations in every parking lot… and moving to towns where the diner serves biscuits and gravy, and the guy next door owns three tractors and a concealed carry permit.
Blue State Exodus: Follow the Money (and Freedom)
The reasons are clear: sky-high taxes, crippling regulations, failing schools, and outrageous costs of living. It’s hard to “save the world” when you can’t afford groceries or feel safe walking to your car at night.
And let’s not pretend this mass migration is just about better weather or fewer earthquakes.
Liberals are chasing the one thing they claim conservatives don’t value: economic opportunity. It’s cheaper, freer, and friendlier to do business in red states. You can open a bakery, homeschool your kids, and walk into church on Sunday without tripping over a protest sign.
If conservative America is so toxic, why are the same folks who voted for every blue-state policy now sipping sweet tea on Southern porches?
Living Among the Deplorables?
Here’s the kicker: these same blue-state transplants often don’t just hate conservative policies—they hate conservative voters.
They’ll plaster Instagram with diatribes against red states, mock the people whose communities they now live in, and complain that their children might be sitting next to a homeschooled, Jesus-loving, Constitution-reciting child wearing a “Don’t Tread On Me” T-shirt.
But when it comes time to put their money where their mouth is, they’d rather send their kids to a rural Tennessee school with two working bathrooms than keep paying property taxes to fund an overstaffed DEI office in Los Angeles.
So why the hypocrisy?
Red States = More Freedom, Less Virtue Signaling
Let’s face it: red states work. Conservative governance means lower taxes, less red tape, more parental rights, fewer crime-ridden cities, and the ability to actually own land without mortgaging your future.
In Texas and Florida, you can:
- Start a small business without begging for permits
- Raise your children with your values (without drag shows during math class)
- Go to church without worrying about being sued for quoting the Bible
Freedom still rings here. And while transplants may clutch their pearls when they see a Chick-fil-A billboard next to a gun shop, they aren’t in any rush to move back to the places they fled from.
Warning: Cultural Dilution Incoming?
Here’s where it gets tricky.
When blue-state voters bring their ballots with them, they don’t just change the scenery—they risk changing the very culture that attracted them in the first place.
Texas nearly turned purple. Florida had to fight tooth and nail to stay red. The risk is real.
These new arrivals may love the freedom but fail to connect the dots between their old voting habits and their previous living nightmares. Without intentional action, we may one day wake up in “Texafornia” or “Floribama.”
If you’re moving to a red state, we welcome you. But please—leave your failed policies at the border.
Final Thought: It’s Not About Geography—It’s About Values
Liberals like to sneer that America’s heartland is “behind the times.” But we’re not behind—we’re just not buying their nonsense. And the fact that so many of them are quietly moving in, opening businesses, and raising families here says more than a thousand protest signs ever could.
So the next time someone tells you how awful conservative America is, ask them this:
If conservatives are so bad… why do liberals keep trying to live among us?
