out of all the southern states (the old 11 confederate states) which is the most

[freepcrusher]

secular? I'm not saying what state IS secular but what do you think is the least religious? I'd probably say either VA or FL since both have large swaths of the state that aren't of the bible belt.

[Devils30]

FL I would say, even more than VA. Even in red areas in southwest FL in places like Naples along I-75 it's more country club conservative than Santorum types.

[Mr.Phips]

Florida without a doubt.  Virginia a close second.

[PJ]

1st Florida
2nd Virginia
3rd North Carolina
4th Georgia
5th Arkansas
6th Louisiana
7th Tennessee
8th Texas
9th South Carolina
10th Mississippi
11th Alabama

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Virginia, definitely... because you have NoVa. 

Florida... so a mix of older Jews, Cubans, suburban/exurban whites, and the Panhandle (which is every bit as conservative and Southern as Alabama) and you come up with a more secular state than Virginia?  Nah... it's close but Virginia is the most liberal Southern state in almost every respect at this point. 

[Person Man]

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.

[PJ]

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

[old timey villain]

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

From a Georgia perspective, many tend to see it as a red, southern state that's unfortunately stuck with a lot of liberals and foreigners on one end of it. But that's just because most Georgians only go to Panama City, Daytona, or Pensacola.

I'm sure people in South Florida think of it as a blue state that is being held back by a bunch of toothless rednecks on the other end.

[ElectionsGuy]

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

           Obama                            Romney
OH:    2,827,621                        2,661,407
AL:     795,696                           1,255,925       
NM:    415,335                           335,788
Total:  4,038,652(48.9%)      4,223,120(51.1%)   (Not including other votes)

That's actually exactly what Florida looks like, on a close election.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Florida without a doubt.  Virginia a close second.

This. If the Upper South is considered, then Maryland.

[Person Man]

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.