When people migrate internally, do they tend to move to locations that reflect their political preferences? To address this question, we combine evidence from a unique panel dataset on population movements across local authority districts in England and Wales (2002–2015) with evidence stemming from individual survey-based data. Our results suggest that political similarity between two districts exerts an important positive effect on their bilateral migration flows. Our results also indicate that political alignment to the district of residence contributes to individuals’ sense of belonging and ‘fitting in’, consistent with the existence of a homophily mechanism.

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微观动机和宏观举措：英格兰和威尔士的政治偏好和内部移民

当人们在国内迁移时，他们是否倾向于迁移到反映其政治偏好的地点？为了解决这个问题，我们将英格兰和威尔士地方政府辖区（2002-2015）人口流动的独特面板数据集的证据与基于个人调查的数据得出的证据结合起来。我们的研究结果表明，两个地区之间的政治相似性对其双边移民流动产生了重要的积极影响。我们的研究结果还表明，与居住区的政治联盟有助于个人的归属感和“融入感”，这与同质机制的存在相一致。