If Florida part of the South?

The answer is somewhat complicated. However geographically Florida is part of the south. However at the same time, domestically and socially, Florida is not part of the south. Florida compared to the other southern states is very different. A few examples of this would be its large cities which are usually very scarce throughout the south. Another way that Florida is different from the south is that florida did not participate in the civil war . And because of this does not have the all important confederate pride which is a large part of the identity of the South.