I’ve heard with respect to Florida the further south you go the further north you go.
You right of course, the problem with Florida is the Yankee invasion. Leftist from up north have for generations been abandoning their northern trash heaps and going south to places like Florida for the weather. The problem is they take their politics with them, and given its leftist politics that means they invariably encroach upon the rights of the locals.
One of many reasons I left South Florida. Not fit to raise a family there. Of course we got a whole new set of issues after moving out to New Mexico...