750k Registered Florida Voters Have “Flipped” From Democrat to GOP Since DeSantis’ Governing

According to recently disclosed data from the Florida Division of Elections (FDE), during Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration, there has been a net transfer of 750,000 voters from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.

According to Florida’s Voice, as of May 31, there were 496,150 more Republicans than Democrats (5,311,365 to 4,815,215), a disparity that is expected to have already surpassed the half-million mark. At the beginning of DeSantis’s term in 2019, Florida Republican Party Chair Christian Ziegler notes, the state had “about 250,000 more registered Democrats than registered Republicans,” making for a total net shift of approximately 750,000 votes to the GOP during his tenure.

The Florida Department of State removed more than 115,000 voters off the voter lists owing to ineligibility or inactivity, which contributed to some of the change. State Republican officials, however, also credit it to the popularity of effective conservative leadership under DeSantis, a Republican who is vying for the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2024.

The change “clearly showcases both the strength of the Republican Party and the expedited extinction of the Democrat Party in the Sunshine State, which cannot happen soon enough,” Ziegler said. “Our children and grandchildren will thank us for the voter registration gains we are experiencing today.”

“As the Republican presidential nominee, he will build the same successful coalition and win the White House, no excuses,” said Bryan Griffin, press secretary for DeSantis.

With a specific focus on combating “woke” philosophy in schools, medicine, and the business sector, DeSantis swiftly built a proactive conservative record after assuming office in 2019 that attracted significant interest in him as a White House possibility. This led to a 19-point reelection victory this fall during a midterm season in which other Republicans were seen to have failed. He completed an aggressive legislative session earlier this year that resulted in new conservative legislation on transgender education, crime, weapons, and more.

The governor’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic has been one of the highlights of that record. Like other governors, he first complied with the Trump administration’s directives and imposed certain limitations, which he subsequently expressed sorrow over. However, as more evidence became available, he changed his mind, confounding predictions that his actions would result in a large number of fatalities and creating what is likely the most anti-lockdown record in the nation.

He took action to stop school closings, vaccine passports, mask mandates, and local lockdowns; pardon residents persecuted by rogue localities; sue the Biden administration over its ban on the cruise ship industry; and embrace therapeutics disfavored by the medical establishment such as hydroxychloroquine.

Florida was therefore spared most of the economic destruction that befell states that adopted lockdowns, with even some in the mainstream media finally being forced to recognize that the more stringent regulations of states like California failed to save more lives from COVID. In contrast, others sought in vain to discredit Florida’s statistics by advancing a conspiracy theory that claimed that the state’s stats were fabricated.

Former President Donald Trump, who for months was the only major announced contender and still has a commanding lead in national primary surveys, is DeSantis’ biggest rival for the GOP nomination for president. With the help of an extensive ground operation, DeSantis, who declared his projected candidacy on May 24, has the advantage in funding and is predicted to be competitive in the early states. Republican primary voting won’t start until the Iowa caucuses in January of next year.