@@GeographyKing I just checked to make sure. Estimates put last July around 39.9 mil This January is roughly 39.7. And I don't imagine the pandemic has done them any favors. If we follow your own prediction of looking at the jobs, I don't think draconian lockdown mandates, even compared to other progressive cities, are helping to boost the economy either. This would also coincide with the biggest concentration of public figures announcing they'd be leaving the state for various reasons.
@@MinecraftMasterNo1 that goes with what he said in the video. Public figures leave bc the entertainment industry isn't growing like it used to and it's currently a difficult state to move to with lockdowns so the high tech sector isn't bringing in a lot of physical residents right now. It still stands that the economic prospects of a region supercede all these media narratives.
After watching a bunch of your videos, it's wonderfully refreshing to see someone talk passionately about a subject they clearly know a lot about, without really having any agenda other than educating others. Way too many people think geography is boring, but it isn't! Well done. Subbed.
AS the commenter admitted Geography people should no talk about politics, take this for example " the only reason Republicans want to retain the electoral college is because it favours Republicans" You complete oaf Geography dunce >> USA is a Republic and the Constitution made the electoral college. You are watching you country dissolve into the third world and you are a spectacularly stupid dumb arse.
@@paulscottfilms you haven’t made any points. The reason we are a republic is because we have a congress not an electoral college. Just because it is in the Constitution doesn’t mean it is necessarily right for the modern era. The fact of the matter is that there are more registered Democrats than republicans, so the republicans would be hurt by the electoral college. I’d like to know what you mean by “watching you country dissolve into the third world”
@@darthdarthbinkss geography is such a broad topic! So much so that you’ll likely not have the title of “geographer” for your career. You can specify what you want to do. For me, I decided to go the route of urban planing because the geography of cities Fascinates me.
@@coleanderson5099 Geoinformatics definitely one if youre into technology. Its like geographical data and map programs stuff like that, big job market. Geographers can also work as experts in government agencies etc. Of course a research path and teaching are the obvius ones aswell
Thank you! As someone who lives in Texas and works in tech, a lot of people here think the Bay Area is dying, and everyone from Cali is escaping and coming to Texas. Yet, what I was always say to their disbelief, is that although non-tech residents of the Bay Area may be leaving, the Bay Area is still the fastest growing (yes, by relative percentage!) tech job market in the country! Tons of people are moving to the Bay Area everyday for tech opportunities and it is still, easily, the most highly desired spot in the world for tech.
I am sitting almost exactly halfway between the Apple spaceship and the Googleplex. You’re right, Trey, as long as Stanford, Cal and Santa Clara University keep pumping out top-notch grads who have spent a few years in the Bay Area climate, ground zero for tech will be right here.
The difference in population change is that people with college educations tend to move to growing tech areas, especially if there are a couple of universities around. The higher educated the area (usually the suburb), the more liberal-leaning the population too.
Wow, I am honestly stunned at your knowledge. Seriously, this video on the political trends should be mandatory viewing. This coming from a right leaning black American. Excellent work my friend. Cheers from your Georgia neighbor. Subscribed.
Just had a chance to watch your video. Nice job! I grew up in Orange County, CA in the 60's and 70's, and the growth there at that time was through the roof. I spent several years living in Northern California, and the last 21 in Indiana. I work in the medical field, so the trends you mentioned didn't effect me as directly. The move to Indiana in 2001 was great for a decreased cost of living, but I do miss California. As for Orange County, according to Wikipedia, it's growth as slowed dramatically from what it was 40-50 years ago, but it is still growing - increasing almost 6% from 2010 to 2020. My parents still live there. When I hear people everyone is leaving California, I point to housing costs - if everyone was leaving, you would see housing prices plummet. That has not happened, at least not yet.
This is a breath of fresh air, it’s not a rant or bashing one side looking at a geographical and economical aspect. As someone who moved to North Carolina from the west coast, the biggest shock was weather rather than politics
Another terrific video from the Geography King! Your analysis on this topic makes the most sense of anybody I've listened to, and I'm thinking through the whole video, "Wow, that explains a lot" I've been binge watching your channel lately, hoping to go on a big road trip sometime next year, and your content helps me with the wait. Keep making those Travel videos!
Kyle - from the UK i dig your channel. Ive spent a lot of time in the states, but your enthusiasm makes me want to visit more of the USA. Thanks to your videos i have a lot of inspiration to do just that. Nice work
@@lilbiscuit5825 it's pretty densely populated so there is no rough remote nature here, but the culture and history is pretty rich. I can recommend visiting Thüringen with small cities like Erfurt and Weimar
Such a good channel! I like this non-biased view. I've traveled and lived in many different parts of the US; MA, FL, SC, LA, CA & CO. I first started coming to CO 15 years ago and to see the transformation unfold in front my eyes has been mind blowing and for awhile it was Oil/Gas and Tech but our biggest influence has been tech by a long shot.
Straight empirical analysis, no bias. So rare these days - great job. And completely agree on both the awfulness of the EC, and how its bias shifting parties is the only way to get rid of it.
did his channel blew up these days? Im a new subscriber after someone posted a video on Reddit. But I thought he already a quite a bit of subscribers for a while.
Keeping up with the comments has been more difficult. But I am able to devote more time to the channel and upload more often, which is good because I have a backed up queue of video topics!
I find all this super intresting, I'm an enthousiast of American history and geography and still planning for a big trip in US (As i had once the change to introduce myself) but each time I feel the need to say that this channel has really made me go further on perspective of other point of views such as demographic geography and changes thoughout history and also the direct relation with the history of economy in each state. The various indicators that you have been showing along all these videos really give me real notion about US. Complementing with your travel knowledge and my thirst of knowledge for US history and geo, I'll always be on first row to wach Geo King videos!
I really like this guy. Smart, sensible, even-handed-very rare these days. Love how he debunks the myths propagated by the media, though comparing MSNBC to Fox is kind of a reach. I particularly liked how he pointed out that people are moving to the most expensive parts of certain states, and that low taxes are no guarantee of a good economy. Hear that, Alabama?
as an alabama resident, our growth is the beach and huntsville in which keeps a balance so i dont see the state changing soon. but yes, the taxes in al aren't bad and we have a low cost of living. happy this state isnt being cali-ed
Fantastic video Kyle! This video was fantastic and truthful and unbiased! It's refreshing to here videos that aren't biased towards one viewpoint. I'm from Alberta, which is the most conservative province in Canada, and I can tell that the province is starting to become more left-leaning in the past few years because of the opportunity that this province offers in various sectors and the quality of life in the province. I think this video applies just a good to Canada overall to an extent.
Hi geography King, nice to see your channel is really going off! I remember watching you when you had less than 1k subs, I kind of left the geography scene for a while, and now I see you have 53k subs, Good job! I also love how you don't show a bias to a party, and give straight facts.
Thank you very much! I appreciate the people who have been with the channel since the beginning. It's really important to have support when the channel is small
I have lived 35 miles east of Atlanta. for the last 50 year, and even though I was only 5 years old when we arrived, I watched Atlanta grow in this HUGH metropolis and lately I have notice a HUGH influx of veterans moving to our area. I guess the VA must be pretty good around here. It’s nice though, for the most part the retired military people are polite and courteous. Unlike the majority of folks that came here after Katrina. That was a bad time for everyone. I understood they were upset and angry they lost their livelihood and most of what they owned, but they moved to the Atlanta area and they were just rude. A serious 90% I met. I owned a printing company back then and they came here looking to start businesses which really would have help my business, but dealing with them was very difficult, and I met A Lot of them.I’m glad those days are over and I’m happy to be retired. Georgia is a great place or live, but please don’t tell anyone. 😉
I live in Silicon Beach in Los Angeles, which includes Venice, Santa Monica, Westchester, Marina Del Rey, and Playa Del Rey. No shortage of high tech companies in Silicon Beach, and it has caused property values in my neighborhood to go up considerably.
@@larsedik Manhattan Beach here. Been writing software since I started my company Pacific Software 1986. Been contributing to projects in Europe, Japan, New York and of course California. Southern California has Tech. And entertainment, where many of my clients are.
San Francisco is actually the financial hub of the west coast. People are leaving it in droves. Silicon Valley is not San Francisco. Silicon Valley is mostly in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties with some spillover into southern Alameda county. Alameda county also has some manufacturing, but it's high tech manufacturing. People are also leaving far northern California (north of the Bay Area and Sacramento). The main industry used to be logging, now it's mostly growing pot and collecting unemployment. I have never seen such an economically dead city as Redding (though I admit I have not visited Rust Belt cities). California can't get any further to the left, and the pendulum is beginning to swing back to the right. Republicans are gaining House seats in 2020 in California, as they have throughout the rest of the USA. Orange County is very distinct from Los Angeles. It's economy is based on tourism and secondarily on research and development, not manufacturing. Its usually a Republican stronghold, whereas Los Angeles is heavily Demonrat. San Diego has a Republican mayor and the northern half of the county (adjoining Orange County) also tends to be Republican. San Diego is heavily influenced by a strong Navy and Marine presence and also a large tourism industry. It also needs to be noted that Silicon Valley has pretty much reached the limits of its growth during the current economic cycle. Companies have been off-loading to other areas for quite a while. Oregon became a secondary high tech area when Intel moved some of its facilities up there. Tesla chose to build in Nevada because it was too impractical to build a big plant in Fremont. Currently Austin TX is catching a lot of overflow, including another Tesla facility.
I'm moving out of California to a southern state and the most important reasons are aging, family, & prices, basically moving back to where I'm from and doing it for much less than CA, not hating on CA it's been mostly great. But the difference in real estate costs whether you buy or rent is $taggering! It will be more conservative, religious, working class where I'm going, not an issue to me, but the honest truth is America is becoming more diverse where ever you look...
@Austin Martín Hernández let him vote however he pleases. He is a free American, he can like guns, or not like them and it's his right to either opinion.
@Austin Martín Hernández as an European I'm always staggered at how you Americans love that particular amendment. It would be unimaginable anywhere else to have everybody possessing a gun and people defending hard their right to possess such tool. But hey your country your rules
@Austin Martín Hernández I would not support certain politicians sure, but everyone has the right to vote for whatever they want, hell if someone wanted to abolish the 1st amendment I would be like, wth you crazy. But I would not tell him what do do with his vote. His decision only, in this case the dude is moving states, something he is free to do and if he wants to keep his home policies he is free to do so even if others don't agree with that.
@@duitk welcome to the libertarian party! Lol everyone has the right to live as they choose as long as they dont harm other people or property you dont own. That's as american a platform you can have.
Love the addition of Cincinnati style chili at 4:07! As someone who grew up in southwestern Ohio and still lives in Columbus where it is easily accessible, it's nice to see someone who is not from here enjoying this masterpiece of a creation.
I’ve been a realtor for a long time. People tend to stay relatively close to where they born unless a job opportunity comes up. That’s pretty much the main reason people move. The only other trend out there is leaving suburbs for the closest rural area to their work so people can have more outside space, but still relatively close to where they were born. I’ve had a lot of clients lately doing this wanting to start a “homestead” and have food gardens and the like. It’s still 90% job related though, but there is a trend of people just tapping out on city life.
I recently found your channel and I think I would like to study geography!!! I’m super excited for when you do a Wyoming episode!! Keep up the great work!!
I really like these types of videos that go super in depth and do a good job to break down the abomination that is American politics into easier to understand statistics
The idea behind the Electoral College was to offer a compromise between federalists (who wanted a more centralized government than what we ultimately got) and anti-federalists (who wanted states to have even more autonomy than they now do).
Yeah states generally had more autonomy before the civil war and less after the war. People are more concerned about presidential elections than local ones
Sure, but that was not the entire purpose behind the EC. The EC was also implemented because people generally had 0 clue about who presidential candidates were unless the candidate was from the voters own state, so they introduced an elector system so that voters could 'trust' the electors picked the candidate that best aligned with the views of the voters. This was literally due to the assumption of ignorance of the masses. Nowadays everyone can find out the entire life history of a presidential candidate before they are even nominated by their party to be the presidential nominee and what their views are. I would argue that the publics ease of access to this type of information in the 21st century makes the EC system obsolete. It would be more democratic for us to abolish the EC, which I think would also have the benefit of an overwhelming increase in voter turnout (particularly in states that are not battlegrounds), and I think all sides *should* hopefully agree a higher percentage of eligible voters actually voting is always preferable.
@@joer8035 I totally agree. The EC suppresses representative democracy. At this point, there is no presidential campaign in more than three-quarters of the country. Unless you are a "battleground state" you get radio silence until it's time to vote (although that has its definite lifestyle benefits). No rallies, no candidate visits, no media interviews in your state -- nothing to address what your interests might be. And then they guilt you into voting as if they care whether you exist or not.
@@joer8035 Perhaps, but the EC was also intended to preserve State Sovereignty and federalism. As I understand it, the EC was mostly a compromise between having Congress elect the President and having each State Governor cast a vote. They rejected Congressional election because of Separation of powers, and they decided against gubernatorial election because they believed Governors would 1) not be knowledgeable enough about national issues and 2) that a single vote cast per state from a single executive would not be representative enough. Thus they settled on the Electoral College system. I would argue that if we get rid of the EC, we would be getting rid of one of the last true semblances of federalism and State Sovereignty in the United States. Should it be reformed? Probably. But to just completely do away with it would be very unwise imo.
@@lukeporras1288 Yes, the EC was a compromise given the state the 'country' was in at the point. The articles of confederation were not actually a bad system of government, the problem that led to getting rid of that form of government were mostly trade and currency issues between states. My point is, those issues do not exist anymore. We have a centralized currency, we have a mass education system in place(albeit not that great), and resources for citizens to be informed on who the presidential candidate is, their political history, and what their platform is. You mention getting rid of the EC would be getting rid of one of that last true semblances of federalism and state sovereignty. I'm not so sure I agree. In fact I would argue getting rid of the EC would improve state sovereignty, given that fact that someone who lives in remote Alaska has more voting power (which directly translates to how social policies will play out given who is elected), over someone who lives in NYC or LA. An Alaskan citizen has 239.22 voting weight compared to a Californian citizens 1.80 weight (for presidential elections). Therefore, the EC seems to actually do diminish state sovereignty as the entire concept is that all states should be equal. I'd be interested to hear more reasoning on why exactly it would be unwise to get rid of the EC in your opinion? Do you think the negative implications outweigh the positive outcome of higher voter turnout in all states? Campaigning would certainly be different, and I doubt the focus would be on the same handful of states every election cycle.
I’ve been thinking about this video the past few days… I think one thing you don’t take into account is that parties and trends change. Manufacturing could become more liberal or tech could become more conservative. If trends could be entirely predictable and unwavering then this video is great! I just think both parties are rapidly changing in leadership and appeal. Nonetheless this video is awesome, keep up the great work!
@@GeographyKing You're welcome! Ever done an episode on tollway transponders? Now a must (sadly!) for everything from Chicago to East Coast! Terms vary, depending on which state you choose for your account. ಠಿ_ಠ
I'd love it if you updated this video now Nov, 21, and do the same analysis for Virginia on a county level. Plus, you say manufacturing leans conservative, yet in the past it leaned democrat as they supported unions, what changed there? And also you noted how people are moving from rural to urban areas but you didn't overlay which way those areas voted. That is the surprising map as urban areas go liberal and rural conservative, and yes its about jobs but I think it is more.
Just discovered this channel. Very nice to see someone try not to be biased when discussing relevant topics. Seeing how this video is over a year old now I wonder if the same holds true? While I certainly think the connection between tech vs. manufacturing and how it ties into political leanings is very true there are some variables that can’t be accounted for. For starters the GOP was supposed to be finished (either by immigration or the electoral college, take your pick) for at least the last 12 years or so yet they are still here and now one year into a Democrat Presidency & Congress seem to be on the verge of yet another major political upset that might rival 1994. Most of the more trusted polls such as Rasmussen clearly show relying on immigration alone may not be the silver bullet Democrats once thought it would be for them. More and more Hispanics are actually starting to side with the GOP on a majority of issues. Even Trump (regardless of anyones opinion of him) actually picked up more of the Black American vote for the GOP than any other modern election in the past. Once again looking at those polls Democrats are seemingly throwing away a perfect opportunity to be the Every-mans er persons party by instead only focusing on every special interest group they think appeal to the American voter but instead are losing the majority of the American vote. Like I said there are a lot of variables that will need to play out to see what happens by 2028.
Came into this video ready to debate it, but honestly this whole analysis is spot-on and brings up tons of things I never even considered. Well done, I'll be sharing this with both my liberal and conservative friends!
If manufacturing areas have strong unions then they would be less conservative. Decrease in manufacturing and breaking the power of unions has lead many states to become more conservative especially in the Rust Belt including Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio & even West Virginia.
You mean the defunct unions that still only pay one side, and worked (and continues to work) with that side to fuck us. Fascinating observation, I'm sure you have more
Your 2028 map was interesting. I agree with all of the red and blue states on that map, but of the brown "tossup" states, I think it's pretty clear that Florida and Maine-02 are going to remain red and Minnesota is going to stay blue. As for South Carolina, I can't see any way that could possibly become a swing state that soon (or any time in the foreseeable future) - it's only shifted D+0.85 each election since 2000 and it was still R+11.67 last year. I do agree that by the time Texas and North Carolina flip D (probably in 2028), the electoral college will make it impossible for R's to win. Thought your list of who you would fight on the electoral college was hilarious, though.
I would be hesitant on Texas because of the recent political happenings. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to not certify it if it goes blue ala AZ 2020 and 2022
@@TheMadGod Republicans in the state of Texas have tried to introduce laws to overturn election results they don't like. Basically instead of listening to the people, the electors would be told to vote for whatever Abbott(the governor) says to vote for
The number one issue most people care about in elections is the economy. Looking at politics from that perspective and where the economy is changing the most gives a greater understanding of why elections turn out the way they do. Great analysis!
"You'd have to bring the military from every nation on earth, every urban street gang, every terrorist organization, the empire from star wars, and the reapers from mass effect if you want to fight me to defend the electoral college."
Have a friend that lives there now and is going to do the same thing. Going to work remotely and now he’s trying to choose where he wants to live next. Think that’s going to become a major factor in the next 5-10 years post-pandemic when people begin working from home more and wonder if that shifts demographics as well
While migration is often employment related, also remember a lot of boomers are retiring and moving to places where employment isn't a consideration. They may have tolerated a higher cost of living in return for employment opportunities. But in retirement, cost of living is more important than job opportunities.
Fantastic video! One thing I’ve noticed is that areas that are growing the fastest are blue cities in red states, like Austin, Dallas, Raleigh, or Atlanta (Georgia is not a red state anymore really). Interesting trends I guess. Also one more thing: I do think that at the moment the popular vote does favor democrats because urban areas and now even suburbs (a majority of the country) lean blue.
> areas that are growing the fastest are blue cities in red states I think this is partially a function of where the tech jobs happen to be, partially a cultural thing. As someone who grew up in a northeastern suburb, I know a fair number of people who have moved to cities like Austin or Raleigh but very few who have moved to rural areas in other parts of the country. Cities like that feel accessible to a northerner because of the high tech sector and job opportunities are also great. Personally, I think I'd have a hard time moving to a more traditionally southern area just on cultural terms not political ones--my father moved to Texas back in the 80s and found he had a hard time fitting in, ended up moving back north a year or so later. I wouldn't hesitate much if I got a good job offer in a place like Atlanta, though (well except for the climate!), the city sounds cool and I'd feel a lot more confident in my chances of fitting in.
@@Gwenavere Agree..you cannot underestimate the cultural aspect, the on going culture war in shaping red v blue states. And YES equally important, American interstate migration, repopulating large metro areas with younger liberal migrants many with hi tech backgrounds on going in GA and NC altering the political calculus in those states. Years ago CO was pretty much GOP until on going migration of young urban from Chicago etc changed the political landscape dramatically. W/O this influx, Colorado would probably remained more like Wyoming.
I like how unbiased this video is, the media on both sides are not covering national issues very well. This was a great informative video, jobs make sense as a main reason people move.
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Really liked this, this a rare perspective to find. Good take, good job
Some of his info is definitely outdated. There's no way California isn't losing population.
The information I used was from 2019. Obviously the pandemic could change things, but the state is not losing population.
@@GeographyKing
I just checked to make sure.
Estimates put last July around 39.9 mil
This January is roughly 39.7.
And I don't imagine the pandemic has done them any favors.
If we follow your own prediction of looking at the jobs, I don't think draconian lockdown mandates, even compared to other progressive cities, are helping to boost the economy either.
This would also coincide with the biggest concentration of public figures announcing they'd be leaving the state for various reasons.
@@MinecraftMasterNo1 that goes with what he said in the video. Public figures leave bc the entertainment industry isn't growing like it used to and it's currently a difficult state to move to with lockdowns so the high tech sector isn't bringing in a lot of physical residents right now. It still stands that the economic prospects of a region supercede all these media narratives.
@@MinecraftMasterNo1 I don't know what you checked but the info I'm looking at is showing a steadily growing population in california...
After watching a bunch of your videos, it's wonderfully refreshing to see someone talk passionately about a subject they clearly know a lot about, without really having any agenda other than educating others. Way too many people think geography is boring, but it isn't!
Well done. Subbed.
Glad to hear someone speaking the truth for once with no bs. I’m gonna come back here at 2028 to see if you were right.
He will be, the fact that Texas was almost blue this election says it all
@@anchhwa he wont be and texas wasnt “almost blue” trump won it by over 600k votes which isnt close
@forgottenplaces you are exactly right
AS the commenter admitted Geography people should no talk about politics,
take this for example " the only reason Republicans want to retain the electoral college is because it favours Republicans"
You complete oaf Geography dunce >> USA is a Republic and the Constitution made the electoral college.
You are watching you country dissolve into the third world and you are a spectacularly stupid dumb arse.
@@paulscottfilms you haven’t made any points. The reason we are a republic is because we have a congress not an electoral college. Just because it is in the Constitution doesn’t mean it is necessarily right for the modern era. The fact of the matter is that there are more registered Democrats than republicans, so the republicans would be hurt by the electoral college. I’d like to know what you mean by “watching you country dissolve into the third world”
This is why I am a geographer, about to graduate college. It’s so overlooked!
If I could do it over, I'd study the same!
As a 19 year old, I find geography quite interesting, but I'm afraid it might be hard to get a job after college if I did indeed major in it.
@@darthdarthbinkss geography is such a broad topic! So much so that you’ll likely not have the title of “geographer” for your career. You can specify what you want to do. For me, I decided to go the route of urban planing because the geography of cities Fascinates me.
@@anthonyaguilera9068 I’m 19 as well trying to figure out a major. What are other job paths someone can do with a geography major?
@@coleanderson5099 Geoinformatics definitely one if youre into technology. Its like geographical data and map programs stuff like that, big job market. Geographers can also work as experts in government agencies etc. Of course a research path and teaching are the obvius ones aswell
I've seen a dozen of your videos before, but after chewing it all and placing in my open mouth it became my favorite channel in RUclips ever!
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you like the videos!
now this is the kind of educational content i’m looking for
Always solid analysis. like the old saying, its the economy stupid.
If I remember correctly, that was Bill Clinton's slogan in 1992 when he was running for president. :-D
Thank you! As someone who lives in Texas and works in tech, a lot of people here think the Bay Area is dying, and everyone from Cali is escaping and coming to Texas. Yet, what I was always say to their disbelief, is that although non-tech residents of the Bay Area may be leaving, the Bay Area is still the fastest growing (yes, by relative percentage!) tech job market in the country! Tons of people are moving to the Bay Area everyday for tech opportunities and it is still, easily, the most highly desired spot in the world for tech.
I am sitting almost exactly halfway between the Apple spaceship and the Googleplex. You’re right, Trey, as long as Stanford, Cal and Santa Clara University keep pumping out top-notch grads who have spent a few years in the Bay Area climate, ground zero for tech will be right here.
@@harleyb.birdwhisperer well the "big one" will wipe all that out in a few minutes
@@mannfan12 Nope, the “big one” will be when the JDF subduction ruptures. That will be north of the triple plate conjunction off Mendocino.
The difference in population change is that people with college educations tend to move to growing tech areas, especially if there are a couple of universities around. The higher educated the area (usually the suburb), the more liberal-leaning the population too.
@@Borat_Kazakh So, if three high school grads leave town, and one Ph.D. moves in, the population is lower, but is the town worse off?
Wow, I am honestly stunned at your knowledge. Seriously, this video on the political trends should be mandatory viewing. This coming from a right leaning black American. Excellent work my friend. Cheers from your Georgia neighbor. Subscribed.
Just had a chance to watch your video. Nice job! I grew up in Orange County, CA in the 60's and 70's, and the growth there at that time was through the roof. I spent several years living in Northern California, and the last 21 in Indiana. I work in the medical field, so the trends you mentioned didn't effect me as directly. The move to Indiana in 2001 was great for a decreased cost of living, but I do miss California. As for Orange County, according to Wikipedia, it's growth as slowed dramatically from what it was 40-50 years ago, but it is still growing - increasing almost 6% from 2010 to 2020. My parents still live there. When I hear people everyone is leaving California, I point to housing costs - if everyone was leaving, you would see housing prices plummet. That has not happened, at least not yet.
I'm glad I found your channel, man. Love how you break things down with no fluff. Keep it up!!!!
This is a breath of fresh air, it’s not a rant or bashing one side looking at a geographical and economical aspect. As someone who moved to North Carolina from the west coast, the biggest shock was weather rather than politics
Another terrific video from the Geography King! Your analysis on this topic makes the most sense of anybody I've listened to, and I'm thinking through the whole video, "Wow, that explains a lot"
I've been binge watching your channel lately, hoping to go on a big road trip sometime next year, and your content helps me with the wait.
Keep making those Travel videos!
Thank you!
Kyle - from the UK i dig your channel. Ive spent a lot of time in the states, but your enthusiasm makes me want to visit more of the USA. Thanks to your videos i have a lot of inspiration to do just that. Nice work
Canadian binging your channel... I don’t know why but it’s interesting as hell
European here
What language are you speaking?? Stay away from our American youtube, you strange foreigner!
@@Chris-io2cs Wtf :D german
@@AndrejWosnitza I've never been to Germany what is it like
@@lilbiscuit5825 it's pretty densely populated so there is no rough remote nature here, but the culture and history is pretty rich. I can recommend visiting Thüringen with small cities like Erfurt and Weimar
I think what you will also see is the parties will move their values over time.
Such a good channel! I like this non-biased view. I've traveled and lived in many different parts of the US; MA, FL, SC, LA, CA & CO. I first started coming to CO 15 years ago and to see the transformation unfold in front my eyes has been mind blowing and for awhile it was Oil/Gas and Tech but our biggest influence has been tech by a long shot.
Straight empirical analysis, no bias. So rare these days - great job. And completely agree on both the awfulness of the EC, and how its bias shifting parties is the only way to get rid of it.
Mr. King, how do you feel about your newfound success?
He needs to be in the alternative RUclips rewind
Much deserved success
did his channel blew up these days? Im a new subscriber after someone posted a video on Reddit. But I thought he already a quite a bit of subscribers for a while.
He has recently popped up in my recommended and I have binged all his stuff. He is great!
Keeping up with the comments has been more difficult. But I am able to devote more time to the channel and upload more often, which is good because I have a backed up queue of video topics!
Very well made video- solid evidence and facts. A rarity these days.
I find all this super intresting, I'm an enthousiast of American history and geography and still planning for a big trip in US (As i had once the change to introduce myself) but each time I feel the need to say that this channel has really made me go further on perspective of other point of views such as demographic geography and changes thoughout history and also the direct relation with the history of economy in each state. The various indicators that you have been showing along all these videos really give me real notion about US. Complementing with your travel knowledge and my thirst of knowledge for US history and geo, I'll always be on first row to wach Geo King videos!
We are all expecting you here ;)
We love tourists coming to America
@@lilbiscuit5825 lol
I stumbled down the RUclips rabbit hole and found your channel... It makes me happy.
I really like this guy. Smart, sensible, even-handed-very rare these days. Love how he debunks the myths propagated by the media, though comparing MSNBC to Fox is kind of a reach. I particularly liked how he pointed out that people are moving to the most expensive parts of certain states, and that low taxes are no guarantee of a good economy. Hear that, Alabama?
A case in point that low taxes are no guarantee of a good economy is what happened to Kansas a few years ago.
Norway has a high tax rate and it's often regarded as the "perfect" economy
as an alabama resident, our growth is the beach and huntsville in which keeps a balance so i dont see the state changing soon. but yes, the taxes in al aren't bad and we have a low cost of living. happy this state isnt being cali-ed
@@ImZuzo there's not enough people in AL to be "Cali-ed"
What do you mean by comparing MSNBC to fox? Which one are you saying is worse?
No fooling, I trust you more than the mainstream media in general. 👍🏼
He just says it as it is. No sucking up to liberals or conservatives, only jokes about doing so. Only hard ass facts.
Big Babado IKR?
Agree completely! I'd trust a used car dealer more than I'd trust the MSM..... and I'm a used car dealer!
Fantastic video Kyle! This video was fantastic and truthful and unbiased! It's refreshing to here videos that aren't biased towards one viewpoint. I'm from Alberta, which is the most conservative province in Canada, and I can tell that the province is starting to become more left-leaning in the past few years because of the opportunity that this province offers in various sectors and the quality of life in the province. I think this video applies just a good to Canada overall to an extent.
Hi geography King, nice to see your channel is really going off! I remember watching you when you had less than 1k subs, I kind of left the geography scene for a while, and now I see you have 53k subs, Good job! I also love how you don't show a bias to a party, and give straight facts.
Thank you very much! I appreciate the people who have been with the channel since the beginning. It's really important to have support when the channel is small
I have lived 35 miles east of Atlanta. for the last 50 year, and even though I was only 5 years old when we arrived, I watched Atlanta grow in this HUGH metropolis and lately I have notice a HUGH influx of veterans moving to our area. I guess the VA must be pretty good around here. It’s nice though, for the most part the retired military people are polite and courteous. Unlike the majority of folks that came here after Katrina. That was a bad time for everyone. I understood they were upset and angry they lost their livelihood and most of what they owned, but they moved to the Atlanta area and they were just rude. A serious 90% I met. I owned a printing company back then and they came here looking to start businesses which really would have help my business, but dealing with them was very difficult, and I met A Lot of them.I’m glad those days are over and I’m happy to be retired. Georgia is a great place or live, but please don’t tell anyone. 😉
Southern California based software developer here. We have tech, SpaceX, lots of aerospace, composite materials, bio, Qualcomm etc.
I was gonna say....let's not forget about San Diego here lol.
@@kylerobinson1985 Of course not. I wrote three generations of software that runs Lou's Records in Encinitas.
I live in Silicon Beach in Los Angeles, which includes Venice, Santa Monica, Westchester, Marina Del Rey, and Playa Del Rey. No shortage of high tech companies in Silicon Beach, and it has caused property values in my neighborhood to go up considerably.
@@larsedik Manhattan Beach here. Been writing software since I started my company Pacific Software 1986. Been contributing to projects in Europe, Japan, New York and of course California. Southern California has Tech. And entertainment, where many of my clients are.
San Francisco is actually the financial hub of the west coast. People are leaving it in droves. Silicon Valley is not San Francisco. Silicon Valley is mostly in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties with some spillover into southern Alameda county. Alameda county also has some manufacturing, but it's high tech manufacturing.
People are also leaving far northern California (north of the Bay Area and Sacramento). The main industry used to be logging, now it's mostly growing pot and collecting unemployment. I have never seen such an economically dead city as Redding (though I admit I have not visited Rust Belt cities).
California can't get any further to the left, and the pendulum is beginning to swing back to the right. Republicans are gaining House seats in 2020 in California, as they have throughout the rest of the USA.
Orange County is very distinct from Los Angeles. It's economy is based on tourism and secondarily on research and development, not manufacturing. Its usually a Republican stronghold, whereas Los Angeles is heavily Demonrat. San Diego has a Republican mayor and the northern half of the county (adjoining Orange County) also tends to be Republican. San Diego is heavily influenced by a strong Navy and Marine presence and also a large tourism industry.
It also needs to be noted that Silicon Valley has pretty much reached the limits of its growth during the current economic cycle. Companies have been off-loading to other areas for quite a while. Oregon became a secondary high tech area when Intel moved some of its facilities up there. Tesla chose to build in Nevada because it was too impractical to build a big plant in Fremont. Currently Austin TX is catching a lot of overflow, including another Tesla facility.
I'm moving out of California to a southern state and the most important reasons are aging, family, & prices, basically moving back to where I'm from and doing it for much less than CA, not hating on CA it's been mostly great. But the difference in real estate costs whether you buy or rent is $taggering!
It will be more conservative, religious, working class where I'm going, not an issue to me, but the honest truth is America is becoming more diverse where ever you look...
For me moving to the South was not a big culture shock but rather a huge humidity shock!
@Austin Martín Hernández let him vote however he pleases. He is a free American, he can like guns, or not like them and it's his right to either opinion.
@Austin Martín Hernández as an European I'm always staggered at how you Americans love that particular amendment. It would be unimaginable anywhere else to have everybody possessing a gun and people defending hard their right to possess such tool. But hey your country your rules
@Austin Martín Hernández I would not support certain politicians sure, but everyone has the right to vote for whatever they want, hell if someone wanted to abolish the 1st amendment I would be like, wth you crazy. But I would not tell him what do do with his vote. His decision only, in this case the dude is moving states, something he is free to do and if he wants to keep his home policies he is free to do so even if others don't agree with that.
@@duitk welcome to the libertarian party! Lol everyone has the right to live as they choose as long as they dont harm other people or property you dont own. That's as american a platform you can have.
This is so eye-opening man best channel ive come across so far
Thank you!
Love the addition of Cincinnati style chili at 4:07! As someone who grew up in southwestern Ohio and still lives in Columbus where it is easily accessible, it's nice to see someone who is not from here enjoying this masterpiece of a creation.
Developed by Greek, Austrian and Swiss immigrants.
Thank you. I absolutely love your videos. So refreshing to hear straightahead facts delivered in a grown-adult manner. Thank you.
The Cameo album cover! You’re officially the dude!
This is a fantastic breakdown. Well done, sir. Glad RUclips got it right for once with their recs.
Great video. Love your channel and your perspectives, need more people like you in the world
I would like an updated video on this topic. The current shifts point to a different political map.
nice to see unbiased, factual info. Keep up the good work.
I'm in TN also, north of Memphis, tons of new housing and people moving here.
Hell, we got a housing shortage here in Knoxville.
It's because people are fleeing Memphis.
I've been binge watching your channel. Great stuff!
Great job. It's refreshing to see a truly unbiased take on what's going on in this country.
That was far from unbiased.
I find your content really interesting. Thank you.
Dude, I’ve been in moving business for years, and I must say, people fleeing Bay Area in droves.
I wish there were more videos like this
Excellent analysis and commentary.
I’ve been a realtor for a long time. People tend to stay relatively close to where they born unless a job opportunity comes up. That’s pretty much the main reason people move. The only other trend out there is leaving suburbs for the closest rural area to their work so people can have more outside space, but still relatively close to where they were born. I’ve had a lot of clients lately doing this wanting to start a “homestead” and have food gardens and the like. It’s still 90% job related though, but there is a trend of people just tapping out on city life.
You earned a thumbs up for the Mass Effect reference alone, let alone for the informative nature of your presentation.
I recently found your channel and I think I would like to study geography!!! I’m super excited for when you do a Wyoming episode!! Keep up the great work!!
Thank you very much!
Loved the "hire me geography plug" towards the end of the video!
Love your channel dude! Congrats on all the growth lately
Great analysis! The most intelligent I've seen on this issue since ... I don't know when!
"The Reapers from Mass Effect"
I knew I liked this guy
When he said Mass Effect I🤯😍
Love the Cameo cameo in the background!
Thanks for calming me down about living in the Bay Area. I'm panicking that people are leaving and my real estate will fall irreversibly.
I really like these types of videos that go super in depth and do a good job to break down the abomination that is American politics into easier to understand statistics
The idea behind the Electoral College was to offer a compromise between federalists (who wanted a more centralized government than what we ultimately got) and anti-federalists (who wanted states to have even more autonomy than they now do).
Yeah states generally had more autonomy before the civil war and less after the war. People are more concerned about presidential elections than local ones
Sure, but that was not the entire purpose behind the EC. The EC was also implemented because people generally had 0 clue about who presidential candidates were unless the candidate was from the voters own state, so they introduced an elector system so that voters could 'trust' the electors picked the candidate that best aligned with the views of the voters. This was literally due to the assumption of ignorance of the masses. Nowadays everyone can find out the entire life history of a presidential candidate before they are even nominated by their party to be the presidential nominee and what their views are.
I would argue that the publics ease of access to this type of information in the 21st century makes the EC system obsolete. It would be more democratic for us to abolish the EC, which I think would also have the benefit of an overwhelming increase in voter turnout (particularly in states that are not battlegrounds), and I think all sides *should* hopefully agree a higher percentage of eligible voters actually voting is always preferable.
@@joer8035 I totally agree. The EC suppresses representative democracy. At this point, there is no presidential campaign in more than three-quarters of the country. Unless you are a "battleground state" you get radio silence until it's time to vote (although that has its definite lifestyle benefits). No rallies, no candidate visits, no media interviews in your state -- nothing to address what your interests might be. And then they guilt you into voting as if they care whether you exist or not.
@@joer8035 Perhaps, but the EC was also intended to preserve State Sovereignty and federalism.
As I understand it, the EC was mostly a compromise between having Congress elect the President and having each State Governor cast a vote. They rejected Congressional election because of Separation of powers, and they decided against gubernatorial election because they believed Governors would 1) not be knowledgeable enough about national issues and 2) that a single vote cast per state from a single executive would not be representative enough.
Thus they settled on the Electoral College system.
I would argue that if we get rid of the EC, we would be getting rid of one of the last true semblances of federalism and State Sovereignty in the United States. Should it be reformed? Probably. But to just completely do away with it would be very unwise imo.
@@lukeporras1288 Yes, the EC was a compromise given the state the 'country' was in at the point. The articles of confederation were not actually a bad system of government, the problem that led to getting rid of that form of government were mostly trade and currency issues between states.
My point is, those issues do not exist anymore. We have a centralized currency, we have a mass education system in place(albeit not that great), and resources for citizens to be informed on who the presidential candidate is, their political history, and what their platform is.
You mention getting rid of the EC would be getting rid of one of that last true semblances of federalism and state sovereignty. I'm not so sure I agree.
In fact I would argue getting rid of the EC would improve state sovereignty, given that fact that someone who lives in remote Alaska has more voting power (which directly translates to how social policies will play out given who is elected), over someone who lives in NYC or LA. An Alaskan citizen has 239.22 voting weight compared to a Californian citizens 1.80 weight (for presidential elections). Therefore, the EC seems to actually do diminish state sovereignty as the entire concept is that all states should be equal.
I'd be interested to hear more reasoning on why exactly it would be unwise to get rid of the EC in your opinion? Do you think the negative implications outweigh the positive outcome of higher voter turnout in all states? Campaigning would certainly be different, and I doubt the focus would be on the same handful of states every election cycle.
I’ve been thinking about this video the past few days… I think one thing you don’t take into account is that parties and trends change. Manufacturing could become more liberal or tech could become more conservative. If trends could be entirely predictable and unwavering then this video is great! I just think both parties are rapidly changing in leadership and appeal.
Nonetheless this video is awesome, keep up the great work!
Outstanding video! I love feeling like I actually learned something instead of hearing the same political lines.
Great job at being impartial! Great video! I love geography!
Great video as always Kyle!! i swear this channel has quickly become one of my favorites.
9:15 has the Adobe expansion in DTSJ. Thank you for recognizing us as tech when no one else knows what we do
And 200 Park right after that
👍🏽 Happy to see your channel has passed 50K subscribers in the past couple of weeks! Congrats 🍻 and on to 100k! 😎
Thank you!
@@GeographyKing You're welcome!
Ever done an episode on tollway transponders? Now a must (sadly!) for everything from Chicago to East Coast! Terms vary, depending on which state you choose for your account. ಠಿ_ಠ
I really enjoy your videos. You do an amazing job making the facts clear without the BS.
I think this map will look a bit different today vs. 2020.
I loved the Mass Effect reference! That made me so happy! lol Love this channel!
I'd love it if you updated this video now Nov, 21, and do the same analysis for Virginia on a county level. Plus, you say manufacturing leans conservative, yet in the past it leaned democrat as they supported unions, what changed there? And also you noted how people are moving from rural to urban areas but you didn't overlay which way those areas voted. That is the surprising map as urban areas go liberal and rural conservative, and yes its about jobs but I think it is more.
Just discovered this channel. Very nice to see someone try not to be biased when discussing relevant topics. Seeing how this video is over a year old now I wonder if the same holds true? While I certainly think the connection between tech vs. manufacturing and how it ties into political leanings is very true there are some variables that can’t be accounted for. For starters the GOP was supposed to be finished (either by immigration or the electoral college, take your pick) for at least the last 12 years or so yet they are still here and now one year into a Democrat Presidency & Congress seem to be on the verge of yet another major political upset that might rival 1994. Most of the more trusted polls such as Rasmussen clearly show relying on immigration alone may not be the silver bullet Democrats once thought it would be for them. More and more Hispanics are actually starting to side with the GOP on a majority of issues. Even Trump (regardless of anyones opinion of him) actually picked up more of the Black American vote for the GOP than any other modern election in the past. Once again looking at those polls Democrats are seemingly throwing away a perfect opportunity to be the Every-mans er persons party by instead only focusing on every special interest group they think appeal to the American voter but instead are losing the majority of the American vote. Like I said there are a lot of variables that will need to play out to see what happens by 2028.
Great insight. I didn’t know a lot of this because of my news sources.
I never realized that geography could be so interesting until I discovered your channel.
This channel needs more subs
Came into this video ready to debate it, but honestly this whole analysis is spot-on and brings up tons of things I never even considered. Well done, I'll be sharing this with both my liberal and conservative friends!
Okay but that Cincinnati chili made me hungry 😂
Geo king is the man. Keep it up Kyle. I really appreciate your point of view and geography facts. keep it up
Kyle I know this isn’t very much about the video, but I wanted to say you look nice. (: also amazing videos always I love em keep em comin
Wasn't expecting the Cameo poster in the back. Good taste!
The Bay Area is not in Northern California
Kudos for the Cameo picture in the background. 👍👍
If manufacturing areas have strong unions then they would be less conservative. Decrease in manufacturing and breaking the power of unions has lead many states to become more conservative especially in the Rust Belt including Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio & even West Virginia.
You mean the defunct unions that still only pay one side, and worked (and continues to work) with that side to fuck us. Fascinating observation, I'm sure you have more
Thank you, for explain more eloquently then I ever could how jobs impact politics.
Nice job. Very astute, diplomatic and clever presentation.
Man this is great stuff! Really enjoying the channel!
please do your top 20 mountains! Or just a natural wonders video even.
USA/Canada only: Denali, Robson, Assiniboine, Forbes, Logan, Fairweather, St Elias, Asgard, Thor, Grand Teton, Foraker, Rainier, Waddington, Shasta, Whitney, Temple (Alberta), Hunter, Tombstone (Yukon), Alberta, Castle Rock Spire
This channel is so great.
Your 2028 map was interesting. I agree with all of the red and blue states on that map, but of the brown "tossup" states, I think it's pretty clear that Florida and Maine-02 are going to remain red and Minnesota is going to stay blue. As for South Carolina, I can't see any way that could possibly become a swing state that soon (or any time in the foreseeable future) - it's only shifted D+0.85 each election since 2000 and it was still R+11.67 last year. I do agree that by the time Texas and North Carolina flip D (probably in 2028), the electoral college will make it impossible for R's to win.
Thought your list of who you would fight on the electoral college was hilarious, though.
I would be hesitant on Texas because of the recent political happenings. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to not certify it if it goes blue ala AZ 2020 and 2022
@@Nyakubs can you elaborate?
@@TheMadGod Republicans in the state of Texas have tried to introduce laws to overturn election results they don't like. Basically instead of listening to the people, the electors would be told to vote for whatever Abbott(the governor) says to vote for
Great perspective. Love how you present things so matter of fact.
The number one issue most people care about in elections is the economy. Looking at politics from that perspective and where the economy is changing the most gives a greater understanding of why elections turn out the way they do. Great analysis!
Awesome video Kyle, I enjoy how trends explain the true reason for migration instead of whatever narrative people are trying to project.
"You'd have to bring the military from every nation on earth, every urban street gang, every terrorist organization, the empire from star wars, and the reapers from mass effect if you want to fight me to defend the electoral college."
Another great, thought-provoking video, Kyle. Word up!
I'm in high tech in Seattle. You didn't even touch on what my colleagues and I are discussing--if we're working from home, we can move anywhere.
Great point. If it keeps going this way political geography will be unpredictable, unlike what he discussed in the last part.
Have a friend that lives there now and is going to do the same thing. Going to work remotely and now he’s trying to choose where he wants to live next. Think that’s going to become a major factor in the next 5-10 years post-pandemic when people begin working from home more and wonder if that shifts demographics as well
Me too, but that trend hasn't quite started yet. As soon as covid deaths and restrictions go away though...
While migration is often employment related, also remember a lot of boomers are retiring and moving to places where employment isn't a consideration. They may have tolerated a higher cost of living in return for employment opportunities. But in retirement, cost of living is more important than job opportunities.
I like the Skyline Chilli you slipped in there lol
Very interesting and timely. Thank you
This video was incredible. Thank you!
Not one of your better efforts but for the most part love this channel
Fantastic video! One thing I’ve noticed is that areas that are growing the fastest are blue cities in red states, like Austin, Dallas, Raleigh, or Atlanta (Georgia is not a red state anymore really). Interesting trends I guess.
Also one more thing: I do think that at the moment the popular vote does favor democrats because urban areas and now even suburbs (a majority of the country) lean blue.
> areas that are growing the fastest are blue cities in red states
I think this is partially a function of where the tech jobs happen to be, partially a cultural thing. As someone who grew up in a northeastern suburb, I know a fair number of people who have moved to cities like Austin or Raleigh but very few who have moved to rural areas in other parts of the country. Cities like that feel accessible to a northerner because of the high tech sector and job opportunities are also great. Personally, I think I'd have a hard time moving to a more traditionally southern area just on cultural terms not political ones--my father moved to Texas back in the 80s and found he had a hard time fitting in, ended up moving back north a year or so later. I wouldn't hesitate much if I got a good job offer in a place like Atlanta, though (well except for the climate!), the city sounds cool and I'd feel a lot more confident in my chances of fitting in.
@@Gwenavere Agree..you cannot underestimate the cultural aspect, the on going culture war in shaping red v blue states. And YES equally important, American interstate migration, repopulating large metro areas with younger liberal migrants many with hi tech backgrounds on going in GA and NC altering the political calculus in those states. Years ago CO was pretty much GOP until on going migration of young urban from Chicago etc changed the political landscape dramatically. W/O this influx, Colorado would probably remained more like Wyoming.
…and Phoenix, AZ!
I like how unbiased this video is, the media on both sides are not covering national issues very well. This was a great informative video, jobs make sense as a main reason people move.
We need more people like you out there who are very balanced and fact-based in their analysis
Wow, your videos are quite enlightening! Thank you
A lot of Californians are migrated to my home state, Arizona
Yes and they've screwed it up for the locals.
On the I-10 I see so many California license plates
Californians also migrated to Nevada and Texas alot as well
@Obi-wan Kenobi this is the way
They ruined my homestate of Oregon and now they're ruining my new state of Arizona too. Gotta find a place to escape to next.
I REALLY LIKED THIS VIDEO AND THE USE OF GEOGRAPHY/SOCIOLOGY/DEMOGRAPHICS