GOP Voter Registration Explodes - Florida is No Longer a Battleground State (legal, poll)
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Those leaving NY, CT, NJ, CA, DC are largely Republicans escaping the Democratic control. This is evidenced both anecdotally and in statistics, especially in Florida.
With them, they’re contributing to a more stable economy and, statistically, a whole lot of wealth. The next census will show Florida to have gotten wealthy with the influx of firms, corporations and WFH young professionals.
Anyone here harping on “Democrats leaving what they voted for to ruin where they’re going” is quite wrong. It’s exactly the opposite.
I'm surprised AZ isn't solid blue yet. It will be soon from all the CA arrivals.
FL is still a swing state though trend is red.
GA is still light red though has a strong blue trend.
NC seems a slow red drift but I would still call a swing state. Gerrymandering changes perception.
"NC seems a slow red drift"
"North Carolina tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby states, North Carolina has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, North Carolina leans more republican."
In addition to solid blue states, Florida is also seeing a net influx from purple states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. This migration pattern could potentially erode Republican prospects in those northern states, even as it reinforces Florida's status as a conservative utopia.
Something else to keep in mind is that voter registration by party can be a lagging indicator. Some persons may keep their previous party's registration for years after they stop voting for that party's nominees.
Florida, Ohio and Colorado are no longer swing states.
New swing states are Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina.
Also Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
So much has changed in 20 years. I remember in 2004 it was the West Coast, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic, and Upper Midwest that were blue (Kerry) while the South and everything in the middle were red (Bush) including Colorado.
Colorado has pretty much become another Washington or Oregon culturally. Also don't forget Virginia, that's another former red state that's been solid blue since 2008. Florida has a lot migration from other red states, including Georgia while the reverse migration from FL to GA are ones that tend to vote Democrat such as blacks and LGBT members.
Florida is now very red, with the exception of Miami.
The real swing states are now Arizona, Georgia, and even North Carolina. All moving from red to purple and potentially blue.
Even Miami is not that liberal, culturally anyways even though Dade County might still be voting blue. The Cuban and Venezuelan communities tend to be conservative.
Greater Orlando and the academic centers of Tallahassee and Gainesville also lean blue. Broward County (with its large Black and Jewish populations, and fewer Cubans) is actually the most Democratic part of South Florida, not Miami-Dade.
Solid Blue is not what is felt on the ground in AZ.
Well AZ is solid blue when you figure for voting machine and ballot printer malfunctions in strategic districts, and possibly harvested and mailed in ballots with unverified signatures depending on what state laws are regarding those and how they are enforced.
Well, let's just hope your state becomes even more Republican
Doesn’t change my vote. If the state turns redder - nothing new. In time things will change. We are nothing compare do of how we were 10 yrs ago. Already there’s an exodus starting to leave because it’s unaffordable. The condos are getting hit hard. Let’s see how we fare in Nov.
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