“Can Obama run again?”
Since the election, that question was Googled more by people living in New York than in any other state in the country, according to search data.
Researchers from the real estate company, Estately, have used Google Trends to “measure search traffic for hundreds of terms, names, and questions” from all fifty states in the days and weeks after Donald Trump was elected president.
During their analysis, they found that many states had some pretty understandable Google searches related to the election — while others appeared to be asking random questions, and looking for funny pop culture references.
In Oregon, residents were obsessed with “punching Nazis” — Googling the phrase more frequently than any other state, Estately reports.
Over in California, people simply asked: “What did Trump do now?”
Wyoming seemed to be really worried about what Trump could do to immigrants and refugees living in the country — Googling “Internment of Japanese Americans” more than anyone else.
For Pennsylvanians, it was “Donald Trump pee pee party” that reigned supreme — and in Vermont, it was “How to move to Canada?”
Several states had seemingly random searches about current events, such as Mississippi, with “3 Doors Down,” and Illinois, with “Martin Shkreli dog poop.”
Others chose to stay the political route — Googling things like “Gay dance party Mike Pence” in Virginia, “West Coast secession” in Washington, “Kellyanne Conway alternative facts” in Maine and “Sean Spicer lies” in Kentucky.
In addition to the topics states Googled more frequently, Estately also listed other key words or phrases that were searched for more often than others.
Some other things New Yorkers looked for or asked were, “Trump hands photoshop,” “Is Jeff Sessions racist?” and “Is this really happening?”
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