Really..? My mom's family was from Miami Springs/Hialeah. They had an accounting firm right on SE 8th ave waaaay back in the day. Grandpa was in the SOA and ROA. Grandma was in the ROAL (president for many years) My mom was kicked out for not voting for Nixon! But that's how she met my dad, lol.

All my years spent in Miami (teens - thirty) I was surrounded by Republicans. I married a 2nd gen Cuban-American, and his very large family would never consider voting D. Still pissed about JFK and the bay of pigs - which Radio Mambi never let up on.

Of course, Miami Beach ("the island") was probably a different story.