California Democrats have found out the hard way since 2020 that while many residents continue to elect them, several others have taken to voting with their feet.
Between April 2020 and July 2022, California’s population declined by more than 500,000. Nearly 700,000 more people moved out of the state than moved in. This was a result of the pandemic lockdowns California imposed combined with the state’s incredibly high cost of living, but it wasn’t just the initial round of lockdowns that had this effect. From July 2021 to July 2022, some 211,000 people left the state, with nearly half that number coming from Los Angeles County.
The only thing preventing California from seeing the biggest population loss of any state during this time was a 157,000 net gain between births and deaths, which made New York the biggest loser. While the two most prominent Democrat-run states bled residents, the two most prominent Republican-run states prospered: Texas gained 884,000 people, and Florida gained 707,000.
The resulting losses have left California with a budget deficit, which is being addressed by cutting climate and training programs for workers the state is forcing out of business. The state’s power grid is on the brink of collapse. Its roads are three times more expensive than Texas’s, and yet they rank among the worst in the nation, even after making its gas tax one of the highest to bleed more money out of its residents. The bullet train pet project is a money furnace as well and won’t be completed “this century.”
California saw massive economic losses due to the lockdowns Democrats imposed, yet these lockdowns did little to prevent the spread of the virus. They did limit the spread of education for children, though, with California’s students suffering even more than normal in the state’s terrible education system by being forced into virtual “learning.”
From energy to education to transportation, California is the worst-run state in the country. When the pandemic forced people to make decisions about affordability and competent governance, California unsurprisingly saw the most departures. With those left behind being given an even bigger tax burden to make up for lost revenue, voters will be forced to start asking questions about why every failure is bigger in California.

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