This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, a roundup on demographic shifts in The American Redoubt.
National and Region-Wide Trends
Most Conservative States 2022.
o o o
Americans are fleeing to places where political views match their own.
o o o
The 10 U.S. states where income has risen the fastest since 2019.
o o o
How the U.S. Electorate’s Ideology Has Changed Since 2017. A quote:
“The share of the electorate identifying as “very liberal,” “liberal” or “somewhat liberal” on a seven-point scale has dropped over the past five years, from 34% to 27%.”
o o o
The ‘Red Wave’ Has Begun: More Than 1 Million Voters Across 43 States Switch to Republican.
o o o
And from a left-leaning publication: Commentary: Lesser Oregon and Greater Idaho.
Idaho
University of Idaho: Idaho’s demographics changing at unprecedented rates. JWR’s Comment: What this article fails to mention is that the great majority of the state’s newcomers are conservative and that they tend to have large families.
o o o
Idaho population projected to top 2 million by 2031.
o o o
Conservatives move to rural Idaho to escape liberal politics.
o o o
From a liberally-biased news outlet: ‘Republican and more Republican’: Idaho shifts ever rightward.
o o o
After being unfairly banned from most social media and hounded by liberal critics and web trolls, comedian Owen Benjamin has relocated to North Idaho — not far from the post office where I take my mail. His website: The Beartaria Times.
Montana
Montana’s fastest-growing city last year? It wasn’t Bozeman. An excerpt:
“Montana as a whole, in comparison, posted 1.7% population growth overall, adding just more than 18,000 people between 2020 and 2021.
Several rural counties in western Montana also posted eye-catching growth figures, adding hundreds of residents and growing even faster in percentage terms than Flathead and Ravalli counties: Mineral (Superior) and Broadwater (Townsend) at 6.5 percent each, and Sanders (Thompson Falls) and Lincoln (Libby) at 4.1 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively.”
o o o
Former state legislator dies while hunting in Bridgers.
o o o
In The Daily Mail: ‘We were used as puppets to put on a show’: Miss Montana slams Miss USA pageant organizers for ‘rigging’ contest to let Miss Texas win after giving her ‘more resources’.
o o o
This was posted back in 2021: New census data shows reshaping of Montana population.
Central & Eastern Oregon
Why Republicans Could Win Oregon’s Governorship For The First Time In 40 Years.
o o o
A Look at Population Trends in Eastern Oregon.
o o o
Politics permeate Pendleton Round-Up as Oregon governor’s race heats up. The article begins:
“Every year, people from all over the world gather in Pendleton, a city of 17,000 in northeastern Oregon, for the Pendleton Round-Up, one of the largest rodeo events in the country.
With that in mind, all three candidates to be Oregon’s next governor trekked to Pendleton last week to mingle with potential voters.
As upwards of 50,000 people and their animals descend upon the city each year, so too do political candidates from across Oregon, eager to increase their exposure before the next election. This practice has lasted for decades but has taken on added importance this year.
That’s because this year’s race to replace Democratic Gov. Kate Brown at the end of her final term could be the closest contest in years, with three candidates — Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Christine Drazan and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson — vying for support.”
Central & Eastern Washington
Kennewick, Washington Will be Among the Fastest Growing Cities by 2060.
o o o
Tri-Cities population growth outpaces housing availability.
Wyoming
Wyoming’s population growth outpacing other states.
o o o
Send Your News Tips
Please send your American Redoubt region news tips, event announcements, and American Redoubt-based companies worthy of a mention to JWR. You can do so either via e-mail or via our Contact form.