Blue Flight Continues Apace

[Elderberry]

Powerline 3/20/2026

The most important contemporary phenomenon for our politics and, perhaps, for the future of our country is the ongoing sorting of our citizens into red and blue states. The dynamic is pretty simple: people are leaving blue states for red states, with the single exception of those whose first priority is lavish welfare benefits, who therefore seek out blue states. This might seem like a terrible deal for the blue states, and of course it is, in the long term.

But meanwhile, things are not all bad for Democratic politicians. They are getting rid of a lot of pesky businessmen and others who tend to vote against them, and are replacing those exiles with welfare-dependent voters who have little choice but to support the party that is writing them checks. Even the dullest-witted Democratic politician can chart the rate of his state’s decline against his own schedule for retirement. At that point, who cares? Apres moi, as someone once said, le deluge.

There are two data sources on movement of people from state to state. The Census Bureau releases the raw numbers each year, but with little information about who is going where. The IRS data are much more informative–they tell you the age of the people moving and the income of the household’s main taxpayer. So you can tell who is moving from place to place. Unfortunately, the IRS releases data more sporadically, not necessarily every year. Happily, it has just put out its data for the year 2023; that is, the people who moved between 2022 and 2023.

The Committee to Unleash Prosperity has compiled the numbers:

More: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/03/blue-flight-continues-apace.php

[Fishrrman]

"The most important contemporary phenomenon for our politics and, perhaps, for the future of our country is the ongoing sorting of our citizens into red and blue states. The dynamic is pretty simple: people are leaving blue states for red states, with the single exception of those whose first priority is lavish welfare benefits, who therefore seek out blue states."

OK, here's another "Fishrrman was there first™" prediction:
Right now, we have the "red" and the "blue" states.
But there will soon emerge states of "another color":
Green.

That is, "the green" of islam.

Look at Michigan:
- Dearborn
- Hamtramck
- perhaps in time, Detroit ??

Look at how quickly islam is gaining in New York City. Perhaps a million muslims there now, might even be more than that. And as New York City goes... NY state follows.

Look at Minnesota.

Unless the white/Euro/Christians here are willing to take the necessary steps to return large numbers of muslims from dar al-harb...
... it's coming.

[libertybele]

"The most important contemporary phenomenon for our politics and, perhaps, for the future of our country is the ongoing sorting of our citizens into red and blue states. The dynamic is pretty simple: people are leaving blue states for red states, with the single exception of those whose first priority is lavish welfare benefits, who therefore seek out blue states."

OK, here's another "Fishrrman was there first™" prediction:
Right now, we have the "red" and the "blue" states.
But there will soon emerge states of "another color":
Green.

That is, "the green" of islam.

Look at Michigan:
- Dearborn
- Hamtramck
- perhaps in time, Detroit ??

Look at how quickly islam is gaining in New York City. Perhaps a million muslims there now, might even be more than that. And as New York City goes... NY state follows.

Look at Minnesota.

Unless the white/Euro/Christians here are willing to take the necessary steps to return large numbers of muslims from dar al-harb...
... it's coming.

The Dearbon, Hamtramk, area is just on the outskirts of Detroit.  The Metro-Detroit area has over 240,000 Muslims, with over 300,000 in southeast Michigan.  So I'd say Michigan is well on its way to be overtaken very soon. 

You are correct.  A warning shot that I've been sounding as well; the Muslim take over of our country is well on its way.

Muslim population by state - 2026:  (Montana ranks the lowest with appx. 200 Muslims)

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/muslim-population-by-state

Anyone not concerned that the Iran/US/Israel conflict won't spill over from these populations into our streets?  The GOP made a deal regarding DHS; yet it does nothing to give $$ where needed to protect our states and cities from sleeper cells.  Trump touts that they know where they are but can't do nothing because the DEMS are holding $$ hostage.  I think that's a lame excuse -- how about transferring $$ that we give to Ukraine over to DHS??