Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated the GOP primaries on Super Tuesday, leading to an increase in the number of Google searches about moving to Canada.
"Move to Canada" and the related search term "How can I move to Canada" saw a significant spike while the election results rolled out.
Google's data editor Simon Rogers tweeted about Super Tuesday's growing trend:
Searches for "how can I move to Canada" on Google have spiked +350% in the past four hours #SuperTuesday
According to USA Today the GOP frontrunner said, “Look, I’m a unifier. I know people are going to find that a little hard to believe, but believe me, I am a unifier.”
Despite comedian John Oliver's attempt to fact-check voters into reality, Trump surged ahead in the south, where he won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. He also won Massachusetts and Vermont, the New York Times reported.
Interestingly, Massachusetts saw the highest spike in Google searches about leaving the U.S.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won three states altogether, including Alaska, Oklahoma and his home state of Texas. Meanwhile, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio won Minnesota.
As for the Democrats, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton also swept the south, earning wins in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Clinton also won Massachusetts.
Meanwhile, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and his home state of Vermont.
According to Bloomberg, Clinton now has 1,001 delegates compared to Sanders' 371. It takes 2,383 to win the Democratic nomination, and there are a remaining 3,393 delegates available.
For the Republican party, Trump currently has 285 delegates, while Cruz has 161, and Rubio has 87. It takes 1,237 delegates to win the GOP nomination, and there are 1,899 available delegates left to disperse among the candidates.
In February, one ambitious Canadian who sensed the growing political tension in the U.S. launched a website encouraging Americans to relocate to his hometown of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Given Super Tuesday's effect on Google searches, perhaps the Canadian island will see a population surge.
The next primaries and caucuses will take place in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, and Nebraska on March 5.
