A majority of conservatives are thinking about moving out of Massachusetts, according to the findings of a new poll.Sixty percent of those polled who identified as conservative said they had contemplated moving to another state at least once in the past year. That's significantly higher than the 31% of liberals and 40% of moderates who said they had the same consideration. The new UMass-Amherst and WCVB poll is based on data collected from 700 people surveyed between March 28 and April 5. The poll’s margin of error is 4.7%. Across all ideologies, the poll found a slight increase in the portion of the total population who had recently thought about moving away. This poll found 39% of all respondents had contemplated moving, which is up 4% from when the question was previously asked in October 2022. Poll toplinesPoll crosstabsMassachusetts' high cost of living was the most frequently cited reason given by those who said they thought about leaving the state."I am a social worker; don't make a lot of money. I need to live in a state that will take less of my paycheck — I need to pay student loans and save for retirement," said one person who was interviewed for the poll. "Because living in Massachusetts is starting to get costly and expensive because of inflation altogether," said another.