Drew Dixon
Florida has been at the center of U.S. politics often in recent decades. But in general, Floridians are not especially politically active.
That’s according to a new study by WalletHub, a personal financial management website. Researchers ranked all 50 states in terms of their political engagement among residents, and Florida is just about middle of the pack. According to the analysis, Florida was ranked 28th.
That’s surprising for a state that saw the 2000 Presidential Election come down to Palm Beach County, and the same county now being the adopted home of former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The WalletHub study used 10 key metrics to compile a political engagement score for each state, including the number of registered voters, percentage of residents who actually vote, civic engagement, voter accessibility policies and other factors. Florida’s general political activity score came in at 46.65, well short of the most politically engaged state in the country. Maryland topped the list with a political engagement score of 73.35.
“Maryland is the most politically engaged state, in large part because it requires civic education in schools and makes it very easy to register to vote,” said the WalletHub study. “Maryland has all four key provisions that bring down barriers to voting: early voting, no-excuse absentee voting, online voter registration and same-day voter registration. The state also allows young people to preregister to vote as early as age 16, and their registration goes into effect as soon as they turn 18.”
One might presume that the most politically engaged states would be among the so-called “battleground” states in the Presidential Election, such as Pennsylvania, Michigan or Georgia. But the study concluded that’s not really a driving force for political engagement among residents in most states.
“You might expect the most politically engaged states to be contentious swing states where votes matter most, but in actuality they are states that are solid blue or lean blue — Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey,” said Chip Lupo, WalletHub analyst.
“The only swing states among the top 10 most politically engaged states are Minnesota and Arizona, which shows that plenty of people who could have an impact on the upcoming election are either choosing not to have their voices heard or are meeting some sort of obstacles to vote.”
Age played a key element in political engagement for Florida. Residents between the ages of 18 to 24 are woefully apathetic in the Sunshine State, as the WalletHub score was 46.6 among young people, which came in at No. 34 among all states.
Residents aged 65 years or older scored better, with a political engagement score of 72.1 in Florida. But senior citizens are heavily politically engaged in nearly every state, and Florida’s ranking among the elderly ranked 39th in the country.
The least politically engaged state according to the study was Arkansas, with a general political engagement score of 15.42.
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Billy Rotberg
October 21, 2024 at 4:10 pm
Florida is a red state. Democrats stand no chance.
Dont Say FLA
October 22, 2024 at 8:35 am
Florida is 28th in political engagement, but it’s all just the Russiabot that calls itself, among infinite other pseudonyms, “Billy Rotberg”
Billy Rotberg
October 22, 2024 at 10:32 am
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Billy Rotberg
October 22, 2024 at 10:33 am
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yew oweme
October 22, 2024 at 4:04 pm
BILLY BOY, is the ” little donkey ” a reference to the dem donkey symbol? i guess by your logic the gop is the big pig party, well that fits. elephants, though no fault of their own, are just big pigs. fits the gop well. trump is the biggest pig i can think of.
Billy Rotberg
October 22, 2024 at 4:41 pm
You are what Abbie Hoffman would refer to as a pig.
yew oweme
October 22, 2024 at 5:28 pm
BILLY BOY, iv’e met abbie hoffman and have his books and records, do you? you little sniveling punk. maybe that is what abbie would call you. what is to say about an empty vessel like you. you have no clue about me even though i have revealed certain things to you. your buddy peachy/maga markie keeps calling me a slum lord after i told him i have no cheap properties. how childish of him. that alone says a lot about your pack of maga cultist’ lack of character. i was detained at a eugene mccarthy rally in 1968, that’s how far my blue colors go back. you have no clue about me. i know quite a bit about you and the biggest thing i see is your dunning – kruger effect issues. get over it punk.
yew oweme
October 22, 2024 at 3:55 pm
BILLY BOY , what music, that’s not what i heard when i went to your site. you call it what you want, but others know better. it’s part of your dunning – kruger effect showing. get over yourself dude, you’re embarrassing yourself.
Billy Rotberg
October 22, 2024 at 4:48 pm
Runway 84 doesn’t share your opinion. Neither any of the other places that keep inviting me back. My last video has massive applause at the end so clearly you have no idea what you’re talking about. The fact remains, you offer nothing of value and are a walking minus sign. Not my problem you are so negative but I’m more than happy to expose you as the real face of the democrat party.
yew oweme
October 22, 2024 at 4:55 pm
BILLY BOY, i played your music for several different people , ALL of them laughed. keep it up billy boy. make me proud. one of these days you may get better. stranger things have happened. WTF, i’m an optimist.
Billy Rotberg
October 22, 2024 at 7:47 pm
I’ve shown your comments to my Fans and they laugh at YOU, Boooooooooy! (Phantasm tall man emphasis ). Your democrat promotion technique needs work. I was told y’all were about unity, joy and lifting people up. Obviously, it was just another lie. Negativity oozes out of every pore of your being. I can’t even relate to what it’s like for you, being a Stockholm Syndrome victim of the democrat party! Always pushing the scam so that others may suffer WITH YOU.
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