Poll: 1 in 3 Americans would move to another country

An online poll of 2,000 adults found that 35 percent of Americans would consider expatriation if the circumstances were right. Among millennials, the number willing to move out of the country jumped to more than half at 55 percent.

This comparatively high willingness to move overseas is particularly interesting in light of the unprecedented rate at which Americans are abandoning their American citizenship: Before 2010, about 500 Americans renounced their citizenship and moved abroad each year. By 2014, however, that number spiked to more than 3,400.

For those uninterested in leaving, personal ties and a simple feeling that the United States is home ranked highest among reasons to stay. Of course, when that terrible candidate from that awful political party wins the presidency next year, we'll all be threatening to move to Canada.

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