Tourism and Voting with Your Dollar

Originally, my intention was to list states that have instituted or shown consistent interest in pre-Roe abortion bans and question what would happen if those who disagreed on this contentious issue decided to take their business elsewhere when considering where to vacation. 

Here's one list of the most visited states in the U.S.

It turns out there are approximately 63,000 reasons you could go about determining where to go or not go. Many states that benefit greatly from tourism have extremely unfriendly laws in place. There are states with the highest Trump voter turnout, for instance. The problem, sadly, is that this eliminates being much of anywhere. If you did not go through with your threat to move to Canada, well, there's always 2024. 

The following states are have already put in place or are trying their darndest to put in place what amount to complete abortion bans. The number you see next to a state name indicates this state's position on lists credited them with the most tourism.

Alabama #14

Arizona #8

Arkansas

Michigan

Mississippi

Oklahoma

West Virginia

Wisconsin #19 

Here's a list of states with most restrictive voter laws:

Georgia #9 

Iowa

Kansas

Texas #4

Florida #2

Kentucky

Here are states that openly express homophobia, anti-trans, and (let's face it) anti anything that doesn't feel "conventional" or "traditional" seen through a very narrow lens.

Florida #2

Alabama #14

Arizona #8

Georgia #9

Iowa

Louisiana 

South Carolina #7

Missouri 

Indiana

Kentucky

Tennessee #11 

Ohio #12

Florida, Texas, and Arizona have a lot to lose. Plenty of other states would feel pain if tourism from such places as the East Coast and the West Coast decided to take their business elsewhere. 

The question: does state leadership care?