It is not so much the states, it is the population base. As we have seen for going on three decades now - the Iconic term "Head West" is no longer a term for a directive of hard work and resourcefulness as so many Steinbeck novels would infer. Rather it is a pilgrimage to liberal nirvana where arrogant multi-millionaires can judge everyone around them...well...but for in some instances (such as Santa Barbara where fully 60% of the residents are uncounted homeless that could all be fed and housed for the cost of one Rolls Royce)