Florida keeps rewriting the rules on what Republicans can accomplish at the state level.
The Democrat Party watched its former stronghold crumble before their eyes.
And the Florida GOP Chair revealed the one milestone that has Democrats facing the worst crisis of their lives.
Florida Republicans about to reach historic voter registration advantage
Republican Party of Florida Chairman Evan Power announced that the Sunshine State is on the verge of another historic milestone in voter registration.
"We’re one or two days away from being at 1.4 million Republican advantage in the state of Florida," Power said during an appearance on Florida’s Voice Radio with Drew Steele.¹
The numbers tell the story of Florida’s complete transformation from battleground state to Republican fortress.
In 2012, Democrats held nearly 1.5 million more registered voters than Republicans in the state.²
By 2020, that advantage had shrunk to just 97,000.²
And by September 2024, Republicans had flipped the script completely with almost 1 million more registered voters than Democrats.²
Now Power is announcing Republicans are approaching a 1.4 million voter edge.
Democrats aren’t just losing ground in Florida.
They’re watching their party become irrelevant in what was once considered the nation’s premier swing state.
"Everyone wants to be a part of it. People across the country are looking at Florida for leadership—and that’s what they’re seeing," Power explained.¹
GOP’s "chase every ballot" strategy becomes national model
Power credited Florida’s success to consistent policy delivery and an election strategy that’s now being copied by Republican parties nationwide.
The Florida Republican Party launched a new online tool called AllRepublicansVote.com to help voters check their registration status and choose their preferred voting method.¹
"We have those numbers—now we’ve got to turn them all out to vote," Power stated. "We want to send a strong message that Florida is still in this, still leading the way."¹
Florida’s approach focuses on making voting convenient for Republicans instead of complaining about Democrat advantages in mail-in balloting.
The "chase every ballot" model treats every voting method as legitimate and builds infrastructure to help Republicans vote early, vote by mail, or vote on Election Day.
Power said Republican state parties in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Georgia have all adopted elements of Florida’s voter engagement strategy.
"What we’re doing here in Florida is truly contagious," Power explained. "We’ve helped Pennsylvania and Illinois. We’ve brought Florida talent to their events, sent fundraising letters, and shown them what works. Our success proves that if you lean in on policy and deliver, voters will reward you."¹
The transformation happened because Republican leaders in Florida actually governed according to their campaign promises.
Governor Ron DeSantis delivered on school choice, election integrity, COVID freedom, and standing up to woke corporations.
That record of results drove population growth as Americans fled blue states and moved to Florida.
Republicans captured the newcomers while Hispanic voters in South Florida abandoned the Democrat Party in droves.
Jacksonville Mayor’s failures highlight what not to do
Power noted that while Republicans dominate statewide, the party remains focused on winning back local governments still controlled by Democrats.
He specifically called out Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s disastrous leadership as a warning sign.
"What’s happening in Jacksonville is sad," Power said. "We have a mayor who wastes money and pushes woke policies that don’t reflect the Florida brand. We’ve got to be competitive in places like Jacksonville as we build the stage for our next big electoral wins."¹
Deegan has become the poster child for everything wrong with Democrat governance in Florida.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia exposed $199 million in wasteful spending by Deegan’s administration, including a ridiculous $75,000 hologram of the mayor greeting visitors at Jacksonville International Airport.³
"This is $75,000 of waste, fraud, and abuse," Ingoglia said. "This is $75,000 that could have gone out to law enforcement raises, could have helped repair roads."³
Deegan fought against property tax cuts while defending spending on social programs that don’t work and pushing diversity initiatives that divide communities.⁴
She refused to sign an immigration enforcement ordinance requiring jail time for illegal aliens, though she let it become law without her signature after realizing she couldn’t sustain a veto.⁵
Jacksonville City Council Republicans had to override Deegan’s veto of another immigration bill that would prevent city grant money from going to organizations serving illegal aliens.⁶
The contrast between DeSantis’s successful governance and Deegan’s failure illustrates exactly why Republicans keep gaining voters in Florida.
People see the results.
DeSantis delivered freedom, prosperity, and safety.
Deegan delivered waste, wokeness, and weak leadership on crime.
Republicans now lead Democrats in voter registration by more than 10 percentage points statewide.⁷
They control 59 out of 67 counties.⁸
And Power says the Republican Party of Florida will continue expanding its advantage while sharing its winning playbook with GOP organizations across the country.
Democrats used to dominate Florida politics for more than a century after Reconstruction.
Now they can’t win a statewide race and are barely competitive in major cities.
That’s what happens when one party delivers results and the other pushes socialist policies voters reject.
¹ Christina Schuler, "Florida GOP Chair Evan Power celebrates record Republican gains, says state’s strategy is spreading nationwide," Florida’s Voice, October 23, 2025.
² Brooke Baitinger, "Florida, once considered a swing state, is firmly Republican – a social anthropologist explains what caused this shift," The Conversation, September 12, 2025.
³ Tommy Mack, "Ingoglia Torches Jacksonville, Mayor Donna Deegan Over Reckless Spending Habits," The Floridian, October 2025.
⁴ Mike Mendenhall, "Proposed Jacksonville tax cut nears a reckoning point," Jacksonville Today, September 9, 2025.
⁵ Adrienne Green, "Jacksonville mayor lets immigration jail ordinance take effect without her signature," WUSF, April 3, 2025.
⁶ Mary Radloff, "Mayor Deegan vetoes latest Jacksonville immigration legislation," First Coast News, December 2025.
⁷ John Kennedy, "The Florida GOP now has a 10-point voter registration lead over Democrats," Florida Phoenix, September 2, 2025.
⁸ CBS Miami, "Florida now counts 1 million more registered Republican voters than Democrats," August 13, 2024.
