U-Haul move data reveals shifting American political landscape

Geography has become a crucial definer of American politics, as vote data suggest we are increasingly a nation of red communities and blue communities. And through that lens, new data from U-Haul offers a glimpse into 2018’s internal population migration and its potential electoral implications.

Every year the moving company lists its top moving destinations across the United States, gathered from more than 2 million one-way rental contracts at its 21,000 locations across the United States. And depending on how you view the numbers, 2018’s version had some good news for both Republicans and Democrats.

Looking at the numbers at the state-level, everything seems to be coming up crimson. CONT.

Dante Chinni & Sally Bronston, NBC News