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Originally Posted by pj3000
Florida had less than 3M population in 1950.
By 1980, it had 10M. By 2000, 16M. Over 22M now.
"Deep Southern" states are not composed mainly of transplants and 1st and 2nd generation residents.
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Florida of today is mainly of transplants.
Southerners (people from Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas, etc) are not nearly as excited about Florida as people from Midwest and Northeast. They do not run there to vacation or have strong desire to move there. And thusly they have not propelled it to the population that Florida has now. It's as likely that people who have multi-generational Florida roots prior to 1950 (ie 'Southern') are moving out of Florida than someone from Georgia/Carolinas, etc moving there.
But because Florida politics of today, people want to lump it with South where it conveniently fits for them. Florida politics is dominated by people who are not from nearby Southern states. Donald Trump is from New York. Desantis is a 1st generational Floridian whose roots even in the US ain't that deep. Rick Scott is from Illinois and Missouri. Even Jeb Bush is not really Southern. Conversely, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, John Lewis or any current nearby Southern state politician (R or D) is not influencing Florida politics. It's mainly the transplants which is want Florida is predominantly.
Florida fascinates me. Many people seemingly really love it and are allured to live there. But my philosophy on many things is not to pigeon-hole. It is what it is.