Trego's Mountain Ear

I spotted a map that shows the state where folks who aren’t native-born came from – and across the west, most of us hail from California. Earlier today I was reading that the Californians who move to Texas are more conservative than the native Texans.

I figure it’s the same here in Montana. Most of the recent immigrants from California – at least in my neighborhood – come from around Bakersfield. According to https://bestneighborhood.org/conservative-vs-liberal-map-bakersfield-ca/ “Bakersfield tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Bakersfield has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Bakersfield leans more republican.”

That doesn’t mean I’m correct. It just supports my assertion that the folks who move into Trego from California are more conservative. I suspect I could check the origins of every place flying a Trump flag – but I’ve been listening. I’m fairly sure that our California immigrants aren’t bringing a whole lot of California values in their luggage.