Comprehensive Study of Threat to Farmland, Habitat, Aquifers & Quality of Life
As more and more people move to Idaho, the state is taking on the sprawling characteristics of the densely populated countries and states they have fled. Californians are the Number One source of Idaho arrivals as they leave their coastal state in even larger numbers than the hundreds of thousands of foreign immigrants who continue to settle there.
Farmland Loss Alarms Idahoans
STUDY FOUND: Idaho’s rapid population growth was the main cause of the loss of 370,000 acres of farmland and natural habitat (1982-2017).
Idaho Voters Oppose Rapid Growth
Polling of Idaho voters in conjunction with our study found nearly all wanting to slow down the recent rate of population growth or to stop it altogether.
By 56%to 27% margin, Idaho voters want local and state governments to make it more difficult for people to move to Idaho from other states by restricting development.
By 54% to 39%, Idaho voters favor reducing immigration.