A growing number of Americans are ditching Democratic-run cities for Republican suburbs in search of lower taxes and more affordable real estate prices. In Republican counties, defined by the 2020 presidential vote, about 3.7 million more people have moved in than left over the past four years, according to a Stateline analysis of U.S. Census Bureau estimates and county presidential election data by the University of Michigan. By comparison, Democratic counties saw a net loss of 3.
However, many locals are starting to "bemoan the demise of their small-town way of life" and the skyrocketing home prices that come along with new residents, according to Realtor.com "Red-state residents don’t care for people coming from blue states," Cara Ameer, who sells real estate in California and Florida, told Realtor.com. "I have seen resentment in Florida with slogans like ‘Don’t Fauci My Florida.