US President-elect Donald Trump has claimed what he calls a
“magnificent victory” over incumbent US Vice-President Kamala Harris in the US
presidential election, eight years after his first term as president.
As world leaders congratulate Trump on his win, Americans
across the country are either mourning or celebrating the results – and some
even appear to be considering leaving the country.
“Move to New Zealand” is trending on Google Search, with
Google Trends data showing interest from US internet users spiked on election
night, November 6.
Most of these searches came from US citizens living in
Oregon on the West Coast, followed by those living in Vermont, Hawaii, Colorado
and Montana.
The top five most popular related search queries included,
“Immigrate to New Zealand”, “New Zealand immigration”, “How can I move to New
Zealand”, “How to move to Canada from US”, and “New Zealand citizenship”.
These were followed by searches like “Can an American move
to New Zealand” and “Cost of living in New Zealand”.
Google Trends searches are ranked between 0 and 100, with 0 meaning not enough data and 100 indicating peak popularity. At 9.08pm on November 6, search interest in “Move to New Zealand” sat at 100.
Meanwhile, others have taken to social media to share their
desire to leave the US following the election results, with one writing, “Any
good places you can recommend I move to in NZ? LOL”.
One Kiwi wrote on social media platform X, “For the US
homies. Feel free to move to NZ. I got spare beds, a warm place and plenty of
help.”
Another shared a link to the New Zealand Immigration
website, simply writing, “Just leaving this here for the real ones”, alongside
an American flag emoji.
Search interest in moving from the US to Australia has also
risen, according to the search engine – with most searches coming from the
state of Maine, followed by Washington, Colorado and Oregon.
Donald Trump has claimed victory in the US election, flanked
by wife Melania and son Barron. Photo / AFP
Donald Trump has claimed victory in the US election, flanked
by wife Melania and son Barron. Photo / AFP
Searchers queried, “Is it hard to move to Australia”, “How
to immigrate to Australia”, and “Moving to Australia from USA”.
It’s reminiscent of the 2020 US election, when many
Americans took to Google following the first “chaotic” debate between
then-candidate Joe Biden and Trump.
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