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US ‘National Divorce’ Appears to Already Be Happening

Analysis finds that large numbers of Americans moved from blue to red counties

US ‘National Divorce’ Appears to Already Be Happening
A U-Haul moving van on Elm Street in Montpelier, Vt., on Aug. 12, 2017. Artaxerxes via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
4/19/2023|Updated: 4/19/2023
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The so-called “national divorce” that was promoted earlier this year by some Republicans appears to be occurring organically, according to a new analysis of U.S. population trends.

Since 2020, some 2.6 million people have moved out of U.S. counties that were won by President Joe Biden and into those that former President Donald Trump prevailed in, the analysis found. It cited recent Census Bureau data.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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