So does Vanessa Stratton, whose vote on Tuesday exemplified the transformation of Florida from a swing state that could go either way in a presidential election into one that’s solidly Republican. “It’s a red Republican state. It is very red.

Nearly a million more Republican voters turned out for early voting before Election Day than Democrats, according to state reports.

While Florida at one point was a mostly Democratic state, it has now shifted to being mostly Republican. A political science expert and state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle weigh in.