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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHave there been any demographic shifts in Florida towards Dems in the past few years?
I see a number of states moving in the blue direction like Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Arizona. I know some of these states have a ways to go but they seem to be moving in our direction. Florida has been paper thin for either party since 2000. Why so little shift there?
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)Quixote1818
(28,925 posts)rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Democrats hold the overall registration edge in the state.
FM123
(10,053 posts)Here in South Florida we are blue - especially in Dade county (Miami area) and Broward County (Ft Lauderdale area) but I am detecting a slight shift in some older repub folks that voted for trump in the last election. I posted the other night that an elderly neighbor of mine who was a trump supporter told me "this virus is really something awful, I am so worried about so many people, I hope this all gets better soon before this president gets us all killed". I never thought he would turn on trump, but it's happening...
lindysalsagal
(20,638 posts)Let's hope they've exhausted their experiment in anarchy.
rso
(2,270 posts)Palm Beach County, home to Mar a Lago is also largely blue. Hillary won it decisively in 2016 and so will Biden.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties will swing the state
Dont forget! The Russians targeted the voting roles in 2 unnamed florida counties
Im betting they are among the ones I just listed
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)I-4 corridor is vital and has been turning blue. There are still some bright red sections, much like the country, the coasts are blue and center is red. Orange and Seminole are critical.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)And have almost evened up the Congressional representatives 13 to 14.
We are making progress.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Secretary of Agriculture office.
I am a lifelong Florida resident, born and raised here, unlike a transplant like you. I am also older than you and remember some of the mid seventies politics and I read about the earlier politics. After Florida elected the disaster of a governor Claude Kirk in 1966, for the next 24 years it would elect democratic governors, first the great Rueben Askew for 8 years, then Bob Graham for 8 years and then Lawton Childs for 8 years. Childs was a good man, but his governance was not without problems, that opened the door to Jeb Bush, who defeated Lt. Governor Buddy MacKay. After Bush came Bob Martinez, then Charlie Crist, then Scott and now DeSantis (one that we should and would have won with the right nominee). So there is hope, we just have to nominate good candidates that lead well.
Presidentially, in the elections since Clinton, Florida has went democratic three times and republican three times. It went to President Obama twice.
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)Sorry to nit pick but I knew him and he was a great man. Deserves to have his name spelled correctly. And he died in office so I dont agree with blaming him for Jeb! Bush getting elected. After all, he beat Jebs ass previously.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)We will get it next time. And the state Senate is within reach which would stop the blatant gerrymandering.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)The simple reason is State Senate districts are larger, so it is harder for republicans to successfully gerrymander it like with House districts.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)rockfordfile
(8,700 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)They, more than other things reflect the increasing democratic tilt of the state. The Florida House and Senate have also become less republican.
What we need in Florida is more technology companies, a sunshine Silicon Valley, if you will. I believe that is developing around the Orlando area, where Disney has spun off a lot of computer animation and robotics companies.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,157 posts)...in over 30 years in 2018.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Around 100,000-300,000 more. Of course some of the democrats are old Dixiecrats that didn't change their historical party affiliation.
I remember reading an article that in 2019, there were around 35,000 more NEW democrats than new republicans. The number would be for first time registered in Florida.
Large swaths of Florida are going decidedly blue, the I4 corridor has become more reliably blue as the number of Hispanics has grown there.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Is a huge demographic shift.
But the last thing I saw was the the Florida legislature was trying to monkey with that.
Anyone know if those former inmates have had their franchise restored?
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)made attempting to strip ex felons that qualified of the right to register to vote. Republicans know the numbers, the majority of those ex felons are African Americans that got sent to the big yard for Mickey Mouse crimes. Florida elections have tended to be real close, more democratic leaning voters that participate is curtains for republicans, hence their efforts to strip people of the right to vote. Another big wildcard is the number of Puerto Ricans that came to Florida to live after their island was devastated, they are US citizens that have immediate rights to vote in the state in all elections.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)I hadnt heard about the judge stopping the Republican efforts to disenfranchise the recently re-enfranchised.
Also I hadnt even thought about all the recently displaced
Puerto Ricans. That should definitely help Biden and all Democrats on the ballot in FL.