There is an undeniable reality in American politics that the best-run states, the ones people want to move to, are run by Republicans, and the states that people are fleeing are run by Democrats.

Recently released estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the top five fastest-growing states are (in order) South Carolina, Idaho, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Four of those states are Republican strongholds. The fifth is North Carolina, which has a Democratic governor and a state legislature where both chambers are controlled by Republicans. Texas saw the largest total increase, adding nearly 400,000 people.

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Only five states saw negative growth rates. The fastest........

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