Why do Democrat transplants to R states effect outcome?

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I've noticed a trend thats been occuring since the 90s.  What's up with all the Democrats that transplant/move to a Republican state, often change the demographics of a state? Examples are Californians moving to Oregon, Washington and Nevada. Before the '88 election, they were fairly moderate states.

Is there ever a way Republican transplants moved to a Democrat state, it trends GOP?  Why are the GOP weak when it comes to getting out the vote early compared to Obama's GOTV? Do Republicans move out of state to find something that resembles the past?

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That's a great question.

If I had to take a guess, I'd say the states that are trending R are more a result of existing voters trending R rather than transplants.

For example: Religious working class Catholics used to vote overwhelmingly Democrat, but are now generally trending R. Hence, places like Wisconsin and Ohio moving gradually towards the right.

Does Michigan fit the bill since the state's population is decreasing two-fold?  Who wants to live there anyway, besides cheap housing?

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I've noticed a trend thats been occuring since the 90s.  What's up with all the Democrats that transplant/move to a Republican state, often change the demographics of a state? Examples are Californians moving to Oregon, Washington and Nevada. Before the '88 election, they were fairly moderate states.

Is there ever a way Republican transplants moved to a Democrat state, it trends GOP?  Why are the GOP weak when it comes to getting out the vote early compared to Obama's GOTV? Do Republicans move out of state to find something that resembles the past?

Actually, a lot of that also had to do with social issues as well, and how Bill Clinton won the suburbanites over for the Democrats in '92, and they've never looked back.  Likewise, many Southern states that had been Democrat-leaning berfore trended GOP after Republican transplants started moving to those states.

What are the differences between a Republican and Democrat transplant that usher them to move to specific states?

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Take a look and read this article, it explains why Democrats affect right-wing voting patterns in red states. I hate to say this, but some Democrats are parasites.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/09/29/Report-225-000-Californians-A-Year-Escaping-State-s-High-Taxes-Burdensome-Regulations-Economic-And-Public-Sector-Instability