Ideological breakdown of US states

[Fuzzy Bear]

Florida:

Southeast Florida:  Democratic and Liberal (except for Republican Martin County which is far less populous than the other counties.

Southwest Florida:  Republican and Conservative.  There is some movement leftward in Manatee and Sarasota Counties.

Central East Florida:  Republican and economically Conservative.  There are some Democratic trends.  St. Lucie and Volusia Counties are somewhat swing counties.

Central Florida:  Democratic and Liberal on balance, due to the extensive increase in Hispanic influx in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties and the presence of U of Florida in Alachua County.  These trends are countered by the inmigration of extremely conservative retirees in The Villages (Sumter and Marion Counties) and the culturally conservative counties of Polk, Hardee, Hardee, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties.

Central West Florida:  Tilt Democratic and Liberal.  Hillsborough County is Democratic, but not overwhelmingly so, and Pinellas County is a swing county.  The rest of the area is Republican and conservative.

Northeast Florida:  Republican and Conservative on balance.  Retirees are wealthy and conservative, with a military presence in Jacksonville.  Only Jacksonville's large Black population make Duval County a tossup.

North Central Florida:  Republican and culturally conservative, except for Leon County and Gadsden Counties which are heavily Black and Democratic.

West Central Florida:  Republican and conservative.  An extension of the Deep South.  By far the most Republican and conservative part of the state these days.