Which state is the most Californianized of all?

[509]

Originally Posted by SUPbud

Aerospace engineer is laid off in southern California in the 1990s, brings with them the knowledge and skill of aircraft aluminum. The mountain bike industry seemed to come from "the pacific northwest", but I say it was because those aforementioned people migrated from SoCal to Oregon/Washington. At what point is the family no longer 'CA transplants' but rather 'Oregonians'? 20 yrs? 1 gen?
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The mountain bike industry was INVENTED and started in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1970's primarily people riding in Tilden Regional Park and the Marin County watershed lands.

Northwest had little to do with the mountain bike industry founding.

Your always a California transplant. Once you lived in California your tainted forever.

Don't feel bad, in Washington state living in Seattle will always make you a coastie no matter when you moved to eastern Washington.

And in Idaho and Montana they really don't like Washington residents.

Colorado residents don't like Texans. Oh almost forgot, when I lived in Nevada Californians were known as prunies.

When I lived in Canada they make fun of Newfie's.

[SUPbud]

Originally Posted by 509

The mountain bike industry was INVENTED and started in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1970's

haha, you got me there. Gary Fisher came out of retirement to throw a purple anodized aluminum handlebar stem at the back of my head.

[Tom Lennox 70]

Definitely Nevada. Of all these its the most blue, Democrat state by far now.

A lot of it has to do with proximity leading to the huge invasion of transplants. Las Vegas is very close to Los Angeles and the Lake Tahoe area/Reno is very close to San Francisco. Reno has also recently attracted a lot of Silicon Valley type industries that bring in California type people. Most of Nevada outside the major cities is empty desert whereas in states like Colorado and Montana you still have a lot of well settled rural areas with cowboys and ranchers that are part of the native culture.

Seattle and Portland are heavily Californicated but Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon are not.

[Tom Lennox 70]

Colorado's liberal and yuppie transplants don't all come from California, many are also from the East Coast and Colorado also has increasing numbers of illegal immigrants so while Colorado's native Western culture is being heavily diluted its not just by Californians.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by jjbradleynyc

This is my take, from the list, and I'll add in a couple other considerations, as well--

1) Arizona - I chose this as #1 due to the Phoenix metro area's explosive growth. Many California transplants, and politically, Arizona is now pretty purple/leaning blue, due to a big CA impact, I think.
2) Nevada - Very close to the top spot. Vegas and Reno have a ton of CA transplants, and its CA impact is felt in both areas bigtime
3) Colorado - Denver and its surroundings have a "California" aesthetic and culture, and the state is solidly embracing a lot of CA policies in terms of politics
4) Washington - Seattle and its region have followed the San Jose trajectory of explosive tech growth and impact
5) Oregon - Portland has its fair share of CA influence and growth
6) Idaho - the Boise region has seen a huge influx of CA residents, but overall, the state is mostly changing there alone
7) Texas - Austin is ground zero for the MAJOR "Californication" changes--with politics, culture, trends and growth in the tech scene. But other areas of the state seem less influenced overall. Maybe Dallas or Houston would be 2nd, but overall the state remains solidly Texas

southeastern states seeing some California resident influx--
8) Georgia - the Atlanta metro region is seeing many California transplants, and as-a-result, the region is seeing some CA influence with its bars, restaurants, shopping, jobs and politics
9) North Carolina - Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham have some high earning Californians moving to the state
10) Tennessee - the Nashville metro region is a huge draw for many Californians--and the area is seeing a big movement of Californians to the region in general

My family moved with IBM to Raleigh from San Jose when I was a kid in the 70s.

[Californiaguy2007]

California is the most populated and has the largest economy in the country,so basically it has influenced most of the West Coast,particularly the neighboring states.

Texas on the other hand will eventually become Texifornia in the future as more Californians continue to flock over there.

[walker1962]

Nevada and Washington due to proximity for the former and industry/jobs for the latter. However, I think as a city, Austin is the most "Californian" due both to its tech industry concentration, foodie culture, entertainment vibe, college town and Hill country look.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

I don’t see how Nevada could possibly not be the answer

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

California, Oregon and Washington between the ocean and the mountains all seem pretty much the same to me. They could form their own state and hardly anybody would notice.