I like to hike, climb and shoot (duh). I never have and never will vote D. I'm "live and let live" and always vote to expand liberty. I'm thinking northwest and north-central are the areas for me (I heard that's where all the out-of-state people go). I have a friend/neighbor moving back there near Bentonville. He's from AR and likes it. I've also seen pics (nice looking climbing and hiking areas), understand that you're gun restrictions are minimal, areas of blue are few, and cost of living/taxes are low. I was born in GA, and lived in NC, TX and W MI. I have no Kali or NY tendencies, but also don't have any use for theocrats.
I probably need to live near a decent sized, but not necessarily big city since I'm a white collar guy - mechanical enginerd. I can do a chunk of my work remotely, too. I would also like to avoid an area where shit heels feel entitled to make themselves at home on my land because they and their granddad always hunted there. That's not a deal breaker, though.
Your 2 cents are appreciated. Thanks for reading.
UBG
PS - I heard something on the news about a month ago that AR is offering $10k and a mountain bike to people who move there. I don't want that. You guys need to find out who's behind that, smack them and put a stop to it. It's not the govt's job and is likely to bring more nannyists to your state. See, told ya I'm not a statist.