It's hard to believe it's been six years since Covid showed up on the scene and totally ruined life for a couple of years.
But now we are starting to see some of the trends which have resulted from the reshuffling post-Covid.
As conservatives move to red states and libs long for the warmth of collectivism, red states are gaining kids at the same rate blue states are losing them.
(And we wonder why blue states want to bring in millions of illegal aliens.)
Here's more from the Institute for Family Studies:
First, let's look at the most important trend nationally. Both red and blue states are watching the share of residents who are age 60 or over grow as Boomers continue to age into retirement. But blue states are losing twenty-somethings, and, relatedly, kids. Compared to their 2019 population levels, the 20 states that voted for former vice-President Kamala Harris in 2024 saw a decline in people in their 20s and kids under 10, as well as a dip among 50- to 59-year-olds.
Blue states are getting older and more stagnant; red states are more youthful and vibrant, filled with families.
It's almost like conservative policies honoring God, family, marriage, and law are the key to societal flourishing!
Even in a world of delayed marriage, people in their 20s are apt to have kids. So it's not surprising that young parents are decamping for states with a lower cost of living. Red states saw growth among Millennials in their 30s as well. The upshot is that despite overall falling fertility, the total number of kids under 18 in the states that voted for President Trump in 2024 has grown slightly over the past five years, from 43.1 million in 2019 to 43.7 million in the most recent survey.
In blue states, however, the total number of kids has dropped over the past five years, heavily concentrated among parents of young children. The total number of children under age 5 in the 20 Harris-voting states fell from 8.2 million to 7.6 million from 2019 to 2024, while the overall number of school-age children remained fairly constant at just over 22 million.
You love to see it!
Affordable housing markets appear to be the number one economic factor in having growing families.
Keep it up!
