(KRON) — More than one in five U.S. residents, 22%, say they are more likely to move now that the election is over, according to a new Redfin study. Of those who say they are now more likely to move, 36% say the election results are making them consider a different country.
About a quarter of them say they are considering a different state.
Redfin also broke down the percentage of those considering moving along party lines, with 28% of Democrats saying they were more likely to move, compared to 16% of Republicans.
More Republicans (20%) said they were less likely to consider moving than Democrats (17%).
Republicans were also in the majority when it came to those who said their likelihood of moving had not changed since the election at 64% compared to Democrats at 55%.
It’s worth noting that about the same number of respondents overall – without filtering for Democrat or Republican – said they are less likely to move now that the election is over (21%).
The Redfin-commissioned survey was conducted by Ipsos on Nov. 7-8. The nationally-representative survey was fielded to 1,005 U.S. adults. Of those surveyed, 416 were Republicans, and 381 were Democrats.
The results also seemingly align with a trend noted on Google on Election Day.
“Moving to Canada” along with “immigrate to Canada” saw a more than 5,000% spike in online searches. Canada wasn’t the only destination, though, with Ireland, New Zealand, and The United Kingdom among the other popular destinations.
Canada-related searches started ticking up around 8 p.m. ET after polls had closed in the battleground states of Georgia and North Carolina and continued sharply upward before peaking the next morning as many on the East Coast woke up to the election news.
A map of the data shows searches originating in all states, but especially in parts of the northern U.S. The states with the most interest were Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado and New Mexico.
It’s not the first time a U.S. presidential election has prompted devastated voters to contemplate leaving the country – after Trump won in 2016, Canada’s immigration website reportedly crashed after experiencing heavy traffic.
