What do most of the fastest growing states have in common?

Eight of twelve are GOP, one's a swing and the other 3 Dem. Generally speaking GOP states have low taxes, more business friendly laws which attracts more employers and therefore more workers.

States like Calif, Chicago and NY that don't offer good gov lose people.

Looking at the 12 fastest-growing states (1970–2025):

1. Nevada +572%

2. Arizona +329%

3. Florida +246%

4. Utah +234%

5. Idaho +185%

6. Texas +183%

7. Colorado +172%

8. Georgia +146%

9. Alaska +144%

10. Washington +134%

11. North Carolina +120%

12. South Carolina +115%

GOP-leaning (8 of 12):

• Utah, Idaho, Texas, Alaska, South Carolina — reliably deep red

• Florida, Georgia, North Carolina — solidly Republican in recent cycles, though Georgia has become competitive

Swing/Dem-leaning (4 of 12):

• Nevada, Colorado, Washington — now consistently vote Democratic in presidential elections

• Arizona — flipped Democratic in 2020, highly competitive