The scales are tipping in several traditionally blue counties due to the massive influx of disaffected northerners into the state.
Many of these retirees made good money up north in states like NY, NJ, CT, OH, and MA. Many were civil servants, or in effect, socialists.
Then they retire and no longer want to pay the taxes that these states use to provide them with the life styles they are used to.
So they head south.
Unsure of living among "those people", they buy into gated communities filled with "people like us". (all quotes are actually terms I have heard from "people like this" .
They are racists, ignoramuses, under-educated, and easily duped. They walk among us.
St. Lucie, where I live, is one such county. We were all but swept this election - partly due to poor or non-existent Democratic party strategies - but swept just the same. In our State House, a seat held by Dems for decades, a longtime educator, environmental activist, and much-needed D presence in the R filled State House was replaced by someone who promised to "show up". A quick read into the victors bio reveals a person who apparently can't hold a job, has no college degree, and is married to the CFO of a large beverage distributor - hence she was the "business-friendly" candidate!
But we'll need more than just a good strategy going forward. Hundred of thousands of acres are being developed to provide even more gated communities for the worst from the North. It's a big problem.