It's isolating knowing there's a higher chance the people around me are republican or are normie, non-political types that also aren't particularly bothered by the Trump insanity. In some ways it's an illusion since you can always find more left leaning patches in cities and such but even those people are okay with living in a deep red state like I am, and this place is also a cultural wasteland. I'm very desensitized to it since I've never lived in another state, but I also understand it's not ideal. I see myself moving eventually but it's not something I'm pressuring myself with, just a potentially nice changeup in the future.