REPUBLICAN Ron DeSantis is the 46th Governor of Florida, a position he's held since 2019.

While Floridians turned their backs on DeSantis' during the rise of the pandemic, this year, he seems to be leading the state's polls.

What was Ron DeSantis' approval rating in 2022?

According to the University of North Florida, poll results show that Republican incumbent Ron DeSantis is in the lead of his Democrat candidates: Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried.

Registered Florida voters were asked if this year’s gubernatorial election was held today, who would they choose?

If it were down to DeSantis and Crist, 55% of people said they would vote DeSantis, 34% said they would vote Crist, and 11% were unsure.

If it were down to DeSantis and Fried, 55% said they would vote DeSantis, 32% said they would vote Fried, and 12% were unsure.

When registered Democrats were asked who they’d vote for if the Democratic primary for governor was held today: 27% voted Crist, while 19% voted Fried.

With a 58% approval rating, DeSantis had the highest of all elected officials mentioned in the survey.

Only 37% percent of voters disapprove of DeSantis, while 6% were unsure.

What was Ron DeSantis' approval rating in 2021?

In December 2021, it was declared that Governor DeSantis, 43, had gone missing amid the surging Omicron Covid cases in Florida.

A Harvard/Harris Poll asked: “If the 2024 election for President were held today and it was between Ron DeSantis, the Republican, and Joe Biden, the Democrat, who would you vote for?”

According to Florida Politics, Biden took a 43 percent share of respondents; DeSantis took 36 percent with an additional 22 percent saying they were unsure.

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On August 31, 2021 the Morning Consult poll released a poll showing nearly half of all Florida voters disapproved of the Republican governor's job performance.

DeSantis' approval rating plummeted as Florida's Covid-19 cases skyrocketed into 2021.

According to the market research company, 48 percent of all voters disapproved of DeSantis' job performance.

At the start of July, 2021, only 38 percent disapproved of his job performance, and by the end of August – 51 percent disapproved.

At the start of July, 2021, 72 percent of Democrats disapproved of his performance.

Nine percent of Republican voters disapproved of his performance in July, but by the end of August, 2021, 14 percent disapproved – a 5 percent increase.

The poll surveyed 2,904 registered voters in Florida.

What did Ron DeSantis say at CPAC 2022?

DeSantis was one of the first attendees to give a speech at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

While he avoided any mention of Ukraine and Russia – a topic many listeners wanted him and other speakers to address – he focused heavily on the pandemic and recent Florida laws.

He began by stating that a lot of people tend to criticize Florida, however, plenty are happy to visit for the "freedom" that it provides its residents.

"We protected people's rights, we protected people's jobs, and made sure every kid in the state of Florida had an opportunity to go to school in person. Freedom has prevailed in the Sunshine State," he said.

Wes Hodge, chair of the Orange County Democratic Party, thought DeSantis' latest speech was a bold move.

"He stood up there and talked about how free Florida is at the same time his legislature, not the Florida legislature, but his legislature is taking away rights: freedom to speak about being gay, being trans, freedom to speak about Black history," Hodge said.

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