Remote work and geographic mobility have surged in the US since 2020. This column examines trends for both and discusses the potential electoral implications. The authors find that remote work opportunities are disproportionately located in left-leaning areas, state-movers are 45% more likely to work remotely, and that since 2020, cross-state movers have primarily relocated from blue to red states. If movers bring their political preferences, this could substantially impact the close 2024 election.

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31 October 2024

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Vox EU

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https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/us-electoral-impact-remote-work-and-inter-state-migration

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