[mr_tristan]

The political implications are pretty interesting. It doesn't seem like rural areas are "replenishing" at all, thus, getting older, which seems to coincide with being generally more conservative and typically more "protective".

Also, rural areas don't seem to see much positive economic development these days. Thus, it's likely that the rural vote will become even more distrusting of central authority and extreme in general.

It sure seems like the political divide in the US will only deepen further, and be susceptible to even more external manipulation.

What I didn't consider previously is that the opiate epidemic may also be adding fuel to the fire.

[candiodari]

This might be a story of economic disaster areas turning "colored" rather than a story of whites not having kids.

Of course the oldest of folks aren't moving out.