14% from hispanic voters. whites were down to just 67%. democrats have seen the future, and it is florida. meanwhile, the state's overall population continues to grow. it's the fourth-largest state in the country, but some experts predict it will surpass new york state in the next few years, in part because, well, of the number of new york transplants. at the same time, the number of republicans and democrats have grown, as well, but at a much slower pace than people registered under a third or independent party. in 2000, florida was home to 3.8 million democrats and 3.5 million republicans. 1.5 million people were registered to third parties. data from 2014 shows the number of democrats have risen 800,000. number of republicans risen 600,000. look at this. the number of folks registering as another party, up 1.4 million, growing by more than 90%. and while democrats outnumber republican, the gop is still running the show statewide. the party controls all three bases of power, the governor's mansion, the statehouse and the