“Move to Canada” Web Searches Hit All-Time High After Super Tuesday Results
Photo via Getty Images, Andrew BurtonIt’s not uncommon to see “move to a place that is anywhere but here” searches spike around election time. It’s a political season where voters feel their most polarized, and in some ways—despite an actual increase in political say-so and control—at the whim of their fellow Americans.
However, after the release of this year’s Super Tuesday primary results, where Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump took home the most wins in the all-important primary cluster for Democrats and Republicans respectively, one particular search hit a historical high. Google Data Editor Simon Rogers shared via Twitter on Tuesday that over a four hour period searches for “move to Canada” had spiked 350 percent.
Digging through the @google archives = searches for “move to Canada” have hit an all-time high. #Election2016pic.twitter.com/nKLiswqwWr