This is a notable increase from 9 percent in 2017 and 8 percent in 2016.
Nearly half of homebuyers and sellers—46 percent—would be neutral at the prospect.
Broken down by age, 23 percent of respondents aged 25 to 34 would be enthusiastic about moving to an area where most residents do not share their political views, a higher share than any other age group.
Just 6 percent of people aged 65 and over would be enthusiastic at the prospect.
When the responses are broken down by race, 40 percent of white homebuyers and sellers said they'd be hesitant about moving to an area where most residents have different political views, a higher share than any other racial group.
Black and African American respondents were most likely to be enthusiastic at the prospect (22 percent reported enthusiasm, versus 14 percent of white respondents).
Twenty-nine percent of homebuyers and sellers would be enthusiastic about moving to an area where they'd be in the racial, ethnic or religious minority.
A smaller share—22 percent—would feel hesitant at the prospect, and just about half of respondents said they feel neutral about it.
The June 2019 survey was the first time Redfin asked this question.
Forty-one percent of people under 25 years old would feel enthusiastic about moving to an area where most residents are a different race, ethnicity or religion than they are, more than any other age group.
The older the respondent, the less likely they were to say they'd be enthusiastic about moving to a place where they would find themselves in the minority, with just 16 percent of people aged 65 and older reporting enthusiasm.
Forty-three percent of black or African American people would be enthusiastic about moving to an area where most residents are of a different race, ethnicity or religion, a higher share than any other respondent racial group.
White respondents were the least likely to say they'd be enthusiastic about moving to a place where they'd be in the minority, with just 26 percent indicating that response.
Just 10 percent of black or African American respondents said they would be hesitant to move to an area where they'd be in the minority, less than any other group, versus 25 percent of white respondents, more than any other group. ■
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