I have to wonder if people leaving cities post-covid will impact swing state/rural/suburban results

[Renew Deal]

People fleeing big cities will likely bring their liberalism with them, meaning more Democratic votes in places that wouldn't normally have them.

[Claustrum]

1. That would entirely depend on how popular WFH stay after the pandemic

From my experience, upper management is almost always wary about people slacking off at home (got 10 years WFH experience here as a middle manager). So in my opinion, they will still prefer people working in the office. So eventually, they still have to stay in cities as a result.

[Renew Deal]

2. That's true long term

I'm not sure about the next 6 weeks or so.

[Claustrum]

3. Oh, you are looking at it for the general election?

Most people aren't moving because of COVID even if you live in a city and is WFH now. So I don't see any changes to the overall numbers. It's only for those people with a second home that they can run away from the city and that number should be minimal.

[Renew Deal]

4. People have been moving

Either temporarily or permanently. It's showing up in real estate reports, and I know a bunch of people that have moved.

https://www.businessinsider.com/manhattan-real-estate-apartment-vacancies-highest-number-in-14-years-2020-8

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-suburban-real-estate-boom-is-only-continuing

[lindysalsagal]

5. Wow! I hadn't thought of that! The blue cities will remain blue, but the suburbs will turn.

I'm one of them.