The cattle and citrus industries are probably the oldest, followed by tourism.
Connecticut has been a very liberal state for a very long time. - top 5.
Florida has been traditionally Conservative or Dixiecrat with densely populated pockets of Yankee liberalism. Broward is THE spoiler county for the state. NY, NJ, Mass, & CT elderly and transplants rule and displace natives.
Cali has had minimal influence upon Florida. However, FL has copied some of their bad educational policies.
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