• GiddyGap@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Florida is different because so many older, more conservative retirees move to Florida. And they vote. If it wasn’t for that, Florida would probably have been pretty solidly blue at this point.

    On the other hand, that has opened up other states for Democrats, e.g. Michigan and Pennsylvania.

    • DarthBueller@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Plus it was made the q-anon COVID conspiracy haven. I haven’t seen hard numbers in terms of relocation but I’ve heard tell it’s statistically significant.