There's a big difference between: 1. Wanting to live where everyone thinks like you, and 2. Wanting to be free of rejection for failing to think like everyone else.
Reason #1 is anti-diversity. Reason #2 is pro-diversity. Don't mix up the 2 mindsets! A conservative might want to leave a blue state because Democrats are treating them with hostility. That is, Democrats are in mindset #1, seeking uniformity.
Frankly, I think the Great Sort has much more to do with economic policies than with personal disagreements. Red states like Texas, Florida, Tennessee, and to some extent the Carolinas are more attractive for those who have income mobility than places like California, New York, Massachusetts, et al. You don't pick up stakes and spend a lot of money just because you don't like how your neighbors think, not unless you have so much wealth that the financial and social costs are relatively non-existent.
When people actually live in community with each other, they learn to get along despite political differences, or they just learn not to discuss politics.
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