Why does Idaho have one of the highest population growth rates in the country?

Without googling - my wild guess is the biggest thing is that the cost of living - probably rent in particular - is lower than the national average. Also - politics play into it but how much I don't know.

American Redoubt

The American Redoubt is a political migration movement first proposed in 2011 by survivalist novelist and blogger James Wesley Rawles which designates Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming along with eastern parts of Oregon and Washington, as a safe haven for conservative Christians. Rawles chose this area due to its low population density and lack of natural hazards.

I've had the following bookmark for at least a year. My plan was to read it later.

Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho

A radical GOP faction, in open alliance with extremists, is seizing power and targeting its opponents with cruelty. Some wonder: Is it time to leave?

May 17, 2022