Political and location questions about Washington state and Oregon

[Bayard]

Okay, I've spent the rest of the evening checking out other countries to move to. Not really finding what I want. Either not my kind of weather, or too expensive.

I'm wondering about the blue states of Washington or Oregon. Looking for reasonably priced acreage, preferably with a decent house, and mountains. An area with normal people, and mostly Democrats.

Do you think they will weather the coming apocalypse better? Or will the Orange Anti-Christ just target them more?

It will kill me to leave our little farm here in Kentucky that we've worked so hard on the last 10 years, but I'm feeling like there's not much choice at this point.

I moved back here from Calif.--eastern side in the mountains. It turned out to be a very red area, with horrendous neighbors. I'm wondering if northern Calif might be better?

Thank you my friends. You're the best.

[pat_k]

1. I'm in Seattle.

Washington State has experienced wildfires, but compared to California and neighboring states, we've gotten off easy. We've had some winter storms that upset locals, but nothing compared to what I dealt with in NJ, and folks in MN would laugh at the degree to which Seattle is brought to a standstill by a couple inches of snow.

I suggest you do your own research but my impression is that, although we are experiencing a host of climate change effects -- less snowpack, ocean acidification affecting fishing and wildlife, coastline erosion, and whatnot -- it doesn't seem to be as catastrophic as other parts of the nation. And some of the changes are welcome. When I lived here in the 1980's it was pretty much nine months of drizzle. I moved back in 2015. Now when it rains it tends to rain harder, but there are more periods of sun that are welcome.

An acquaintance brought a place on the Hood Canal for a price he was happy with. Prices in Seattle are off the charts, but it is a big state. There are lovely places on the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas, but travel to other places in the state can be a bigger pain in the neck than it may appear on a map.

I also lived in Ashland, OR and have friends in Vancouver, OR. I enjoy visiting both, but don't have a good read on climate change or cost of living;.

Don't know if this is any help, but thinking about it distracted me from this terrible night, so thanks.

[Wounded Bear]

2. You can do it, but...

in order to find inexpensive housing and acreage you'll have to live among a bunch of MAGAts. Our rural areas are rife with them.

Washington is blue, but that is mainly the cities and towns around Puget Sound. Eastern Washington, weather wise, is more like Southern California with snow in the winter.