Florida population boom boosts its national political clout
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press
April 26, 2021
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida s surging population growth is expanding the state s reach over the nation s political landscape, giving it one more congressional seat and greater influence on the path to the presidency.
U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday show Florida gained more than 2.7 million residents since the last once-a-decade head count in 2010, boosting its population to 21,538,187 million people as of April 1, 2020, up nearly 14.6% from 18,801,310 a decade earlier. It is the nation s third most populous state, behind California and Texas. For apportionment purposes, the census recorded 21,570,527, including people living overseas who call Florida home.
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A fellow Republican, the Hillsborough sheriff whose office responded to arson and looting was not invited to Mondayâs ceremonial bill-signing in Polk County.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis shows off his signed anti-riot bill at a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff s Office in Winter Haven on Monday. At least five Florida sheriffs stood behind DeSantis during the event, but the governor s office did not invite the sheriff from the county next door, Hillsborough s Chad Chronister. [ RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA | AP ]
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