# Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis is the Republican governor of Florida.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of Florida
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-FL-ron-desantis (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

14% of DeSantis’s statements criticize a policy, 3.1 times the Republican governor average of 4.4%.

## What DeSantis says (Current term)

3,595 classified statements: 3,595 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | DeSantis | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 0.9% | 7 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 13.7% | 4.4% | 1 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 33.2% | 40.0% | 14 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 2.7% | 16 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 7.7% | 29.0% | 21 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 17% (Republican governors 12%); Education 15% (Republican governors 18%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (Republican governors 19%); Immigration 14% (Republican governors 6.0%); Taxation 11% (Republican governors 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.07 (standard error 0.04), from 151,918 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114332802644656540
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114071535480897960
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114071725298094525
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114072946444521979
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114073308274786731
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114074953197003193
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114076207352295517
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2114076565726269855
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2113463796379353401
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2113660882064412708

## Links

- Official site: https://www.flgov.com
- Campaign site: https://floridafreedomfund.com/
- X: https://x.com/RonDeSantis

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-FL-ron-desantis