For an American man with traditional beliefs living in New England or for that matter anywhere in the Northeast is depressing. In an earlier post I described it as living behind enemy lines or in occupied territory. So, for a long time I’ve been contemplating a move. Much is linked to employment, of course. But equally important is ending up in a place that maximizes the improvement in quality of life. I did a search and found a 2016 survey that listed the top ten conservative states.
Wyoming +35
North Dakota +31
Mississippi +31
Oklahoma +30
Alabama +30
Arkansas +28
Idaho +28
Louisiana +27
Montana +26
Utah +26
Tennessee +26
In order to narrow the search, I added the climate requirements to the mix. Living in New England has hammered home the disadvantages of living in an area that has frequent and deep snowfalls. And in general, very cold climates are a definite negative selection factor for me. That eliminated Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana. And while not completely eliminated I give lesser preference to extremely hot, humid areas that are also prone to hurricanes. Until further consideration, let’s put aside Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. That leaves Oklahoma, Arkansas, Idaho, Utah and Tennessee. Five seems like a manageable number of choices. Generally speaking, that gives me two southeastern choices, two western choices and one somewhere in the middle.
This is a very rudimentary beginning to my search but it seems to be moving me off the mark pretty quickly. I was interested in getting some feedback from the OCF audience to help evaluate these five states or any other candidates that maybe I should add to the list. I intend to make this an ongoing process and I’ll return back to folks here to get additional information if it exists.
And just to make sure it doesn’t get buried I’m giving it a category of its own and a spot on the front page.