Google Searches for 'How to Move to Canada' Spike After Super Tuesday Results
Source: ABC News
Google Searches for 'How to Move to Canada' Spike After Super Tuesday Results
By ALYSSA NEWCOMB
Mar 2, 2016, 10:26 AM ET
Google searches for "how to move to Canada" spiked on Super Tuesday as Americans unhappy with the results seemed to be weighing their future options.
It's unclear whether the results were triggered by Donald Trump taking seven states or Hillary Clinton also winning seven. Of course, it's also a possibility a percentage of those searching are charmed by Canada's new prime minister, Justin Trudeau.
Google data editor Simon Rogers first pointed out the trend, noting the searches spiked more than 350 percent Tuesday night. That number surged as high as 1,150 percent before settling around the 500 percent mark at the end of the day, according to Mashable.
Simon Rogers ?@smfrogers
Searches for "how can I move to Canada" on Google have spiked +350% in the past four hours #SuperTuesday
1:13 AM - 2 Mar 2016
Google search results also show a breakdown by state -- and it appears the majority of searches about emigrating to Canada came from Massachusetts.
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