FL was middle of the pack despite having an elderly population. Mask mandates or not, the people who did the worst are the people who live the unhealthiest (such as MS), the elderly, and those unwilling to get vaccinated. COVID is clearly fading as an issue, but it was a boost for Republicans down here this year. I think the Democratic turnout was suppressed, because Charlie Crist is a shit candidate. This guy has already lost multiple times, including to shitty Rick Scott. Everybody knew he had zero chance.
I think Florida threw off a lot of the pollsters because it truly shifted to a Republican state so quickly it didn’t jibe with the rest of the country.