Actually, yes, proportionately people are leaving several red states (didn’t cross-check Alabama, but identified a few in earlier posts) with higher rates of “exodus” than CA. This data challenges the politically-motivated narrative.

The truth is there is no “one” reason-CA is like a separate country, it’s too complex and massive for simplistic explanations — as much as we humans tend to favor them. Plenty of people I know who’re turning places like TX, ID and MT “purple” still own homes and have ties in CA that they have no intent on severing. But the ones who state a political reason get a lot of recognition — we shall see how this works out in the long term.