‘Reverse Okies’ and Blue State Refugees — Another Wave Appears To Be Building
A new wave of migration from blue states to red states, particularly Tennessee, is being observed as residents seek lower costs of living and a more conservative culture. Many newcomers are identified by their out-of-state license plates and express dissatisfaction with their previous governance. This trend suggests that blue-state refugees are increasingly voting Republican in their new communities.
- ▪Blue states experienced a migration exodus during the COVID pandemic due to strict lockdowns and mandates.
- ▪Newcomers from blue states are often seeking a lower cost of living and a conservative culture.
- ▪Recent observations indicate a resurgence of blue-state license plates in Tennessee, particularly from Illinois, California, and Virginia.
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Following the declaration of the COVID national emergency in March 2020, blue states rapidly embraced the new command-and-control authority granted them under the pandemic’s “emergency powers.” Their unrelenting lockdowns, mask mandates, and suppression of personal and economic freedom propelled the start of a great national migration.My growing neighborhood in a Tennessee suburb was flooded with blue-state refugees in 2021 and 2022, with very heavy representation from Illinois, but also some from California, New England, and other blue areas. The migration slowed by 2024 and 2025, but a very simple observation indicates to me that the blue state exodus is firing up again.
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