Ft. Myers is very purple.
Ft. Myers is also an upper class area
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1. How do you know that it is purple? Lee County is about 60% Republican. As with most cities FM probably has a more liberal tilt than the county its in but I’d like to see the data that shows it being purple.
2. FM is not really an affluent city. Median household income in Fort Myers, FL in 2019 was just $53,246. Naples is a far more affluent area. I would say Bonita Springs as well.
3. Some areas in Lee County are quite affluent (e.g., Boca Grande, Sanibel).
Rarest wife and I vacation down there several times a year. Ft. Myers is expanding very quickly, like much of Florida, and they have a lot of very high end communities, shopping, and access to beaches.
Lee county is Republican by voter registration, but a lot of that is around Ft. Myers proper. Ft. Myers itself is much like St. Petersburg where Democrats just flood into the gated communities and bring their crap politics. The rural parts of Lee (everything east of 75) is where the Republicans live. Don’t pay attention to median income numbers. They’re lagging indicators.