I don't know what Florida is anymore. I think its basically a red state trying to be a blue state or a blue state trying to be a red. Think of trying to build Philadelphia in the middle of Western Georgia or Kahn from King of the Hill.
Southern White population + large hispanic population + retirees from midwest and other areas= Ohio+Alabama+New Mexico
More or less. In social media, you see a lot of people saying that even Orlando and Tampa are "sh**t towns" if they live in South Florida. The resentment is both ways.
I think that whether Florida is a somewhat liberal or conservative state depends on how organized the liberals or conservatives are in that state.