Young Americans are increasingly choosing to abandon Democrat-dominated states like California in favor of Republican-controlled states in the South, Midwest and Mountain West, according to a new analysis of government data.
The report, which was analyzed and published on Jan. 3 by StorageCafe, shows that among the 27 states with a net positive migration of millennials in 2022, 18 had elected Republican majorities in both houses of their state legislature in the 2022 election.
Their data further indicates that these red states experienced a total net migration of millennials that topped 242,000 in 2022 alone, with Texas, Georgia and Florida earning the top spots.
Other red states that saw large net increases in millennials include North Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee, Kansas and South Carolina.
RED STATES SEE 2023 POPULATION GROWTH AS AMERICANS FLEE BLUE STATES, CENSUS DATA SHOWS
The five states with the biggest losses of millennials are all considered Democrat strongholds. The biggest losers were California, which experienced a net migration of 73,000 millennials, and New York, which had a net migration of 60,000.
Americans considered to be a part of Gen Z, which in the report was defined as young people aged 18 to 23, also appear to be ditching high-cost blue states.
Among the five states with worst net migration of Gen Zers in 2022, all are heavily controlled by Democrats: New Jersey, California, Illinois, Maryland and New York. Combined, they experienced a net loss of more than 144,000 Gen Zers.
Conversely, of the 10 states with the biggest Gen Z population gains in 2022, seven chose to…
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