WASHINGTON — While Democrats were able to stave off a red wave of Republican wins across the country this election cycle, the same could not be said for Florida, a traditional swing state that may have permanently turned red, according to experts.
Presidential candidates have long considered the Sunshine State as prime battleground to fight for votes on either side of the aisle. But conservatives won big, with incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis winning 59% over Democratic challenger Charlie Crist's 40% and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio garnering 58% of the vote over Democratic House Rep. Val Demings's 41%.
A large portion of the migration is coming from the Northeast, as people seek lifestyle changes, including warmer temperatures and perhaps politics and policies they align with, Michael Binder, assistant professor of political science and faculty director of the University of North Florida's Public Opinion Research Lab, told ABC News.
Voter registration in the state supports that notion. In the 2018 midterms, registration for Democrats was up 1.5%, while in 2022, registration for Republicans was up 2%, Binder said. The number of registered Republican voters far eclipsed Democrat registered voters for the first time in several cycles, according to state voter registration data.
In Miami-Dade, in addition to the uptick in Republicans who registered to vote in the county, there has also been a shift in the Latino vote, Binder said.
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