{"id":2603334,"date":"2026-05-15T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-boom-gop-led-state-brags-americas-5-fastest-growing-cities-as-people-flee-blue-states\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:05:11","slug":"texas-boom-gop-led-state-brags-americas-5-fastest-growing-cities-as-people-flee-blue-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-boom-gop-led-state-brags-americas-5-fastest-growing-cities-as-people-flee-blue-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Boom: GOP-Led State Brags America&#8217;s 5 Fastest-Growing Cities as People Flee Blue States"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-boom-gop-led-state-brags-americas-5-fastest-growing-cities-as-people-flee-blue-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Between 2024 and 2025,the U.S. Census Bureau reports that Texas and other Sun Belt areas continued attracting more growth than many colder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democrats-are-prepared-to-take-extreme-steps-in-response-to-gop-redistricting-james-talarico-says-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... Democrats are prepared to take \u2018extreme\u2019 steps in response to GOP redistricting, James Talarico says - Washington Examiner\">bluer states<\/a>. In particular, Celina, Texas ranked first among U.S.cities with populations of 20,000 or more, growing 24.9% from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025, followed by several other fast-growing Texas cities such as Fulshear, Princeton, melissa, and Anna.  <\/p>\n<p>The article also notes that Texas cities appeared prominently in rankings based on both percentage growth and raw population increase. It ties these updates to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longer-running pattern<\/a> of migration in wich states like Florida and Texas have gained residents, while heavily Democratic states such as New York and California have lost population. It further argues that,over time and by future reapportionment,this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-gotta-take-these-motherfers-out-rutgers-assoc-professor-rages-against-white-people\/\" title=\"\u2018We Gotta Take These Motherf***ers Out\u2019: Rutgers Assoc. Professor Rages Against White People\">demographic shift<\/a> could translate into significant political consequences-while acknowledging that the political preferences of movers are not always knowable.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A demographic trend favoring warmer, redder states continued between 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the largest of the red states led the way.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2026\/vintage-2025-city-town-pop-estimates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas boasted the five fastest-growing cities in the United States in 2024-2025.<\/p>\n<p>Using data on percentage growth between July 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025, the bureau ranked cities and towns with populations of 20,000 or more.<\/p>\n<p>Celina, Texas, with a total 2025 population of 64,427, ranked first with an increase of 24.9 percent. Four other Texas cities followed: Fulshear (21 percent), Princeton (18.1 percent), Melissa (14.5 percent), and Anna (10.2 percent). Of those five, only Fulshear, a suburb of Houston, is located outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/second-amendment-win-texas-dad-shoots-carjacker-dead-traffic-protecting-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> also featured three more fast-growing cities in the top 15: Forney, Hutto, and Greeneville.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, larger cities struggle to keep pace with smaller ones when it comes to percentage growth. After all, the smaller the number to begin with, the greater a percentage change any numerical increase will produce.<\/p>\n<p>Even on that front, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-sues-netflix-allegedly-spying-residents-including-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> dominated the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>On a list of cities with the largest numerical increase in population from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025, Charlotte, North Carolina led the way, followed by the Texas cities of Fort Worth, San Antonio, and the Celina.\u00a0 Houston came in sixth, with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-red-wave-builds-in-north-carolina\/\" title=\"... sees a rising red wave\">fast-growing suburb<\/a> of Fulshear right behind at seventh overall.<\/p>\n<p>These latest numbers represent the continuation of an ongoing trend.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntu.org\/foundation\/detail\/florida-continues-to-attract-new-residents-new-york-california-and-illinois-lose-the-most-population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Taxpayers\u2019 Union Foundation<\/a>, U.S. in-migration between calendar years 2011 and 2021 favored the sunny and Republican-dominated state of Florida, followed by Texas, North Carolina, Arizona, and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Democrat-dominated New York state lost the most people, followed by Democrat-dominated California, Democrat-dominated Illinois, Democrat-dominated New Jersey, and Democrat-dominated Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Those trends continued during and after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/southern-lawmaker-proposes-yankee-tax-blue-staters-flee-tyrannical-northeastern-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the current decade, Americans fleeing Democrat strongholds will have had profound political consequences.<\/p>\n<p>After the 2030 census, for instance, New York will likely lose an estimated two congressional seats, and California a whopping four seats, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/27\/us-news\/ny-california-will-lose-combined-6-house-seats-after-2030-census-figures-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the flip side, one could exaggerate the political effect of in-migration. After all, one cannot know the political opinions of all who relocate from one state to another.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, affluent Americans, those who can afford to flee blue states and who tend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americas-15-wealthiest-counties-voted-2024-presidential-election-tells-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote more liberal<\/a> than their less-affluent neighbors, could simply take their liberal ideas with them. After a decade\u2019s worth of strong in-migration, for instance, North Carolina and Arizona remained swing states in 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the net effect of all this movement will undoubtedly weaken (and render poorer) those Democrat-dominated states.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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