Calling Florida his "second home," the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was back in the Sunshine State Wednesday.

Speaking at a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Trump said he will bring thousands of new companies and millions of new jobs to our shores.

“No one can do jobs like Trump. If you look at Florida, whether it’s (Trump National Doral Miami) or so many of the jobs we have on the beach, we have so many jobs in the State of Florida," Trump said.

"And I’ll tell you what, and those people love what we've done for them - high wages, great jobs, healthcare, education. We take care of our people," he said. "We have to take care of the people of our country. We are not doing that.”

In addition to speaking about the economy and Hillary Clinton, Trump continued his recent outreach for minority voters.

"To the African American parent, you have the right to walk down the street of your city without having your child or yourself shot and that’s what’s happening," he said. "To the Hispanic parent, you have a right to walk outside without being shot, you have a right to good education for your child, you have a right to own your home, you have a right to have a good job. The Democrats and Hillary Clinton policies, once she gets your votes, it’s bye-bye, see you in four years. She’s going to do nothing.

"I’m asking for the honor of your vote, so that I can fight for you."

The economy remains a hot topic for voters in the Bay area.

"Mainly the economy and just how we're going to fix the economy," said Kevin McVey, when asked what he wanted to hear from Trump. "Business regulation, items like that. I don't need to hear anything about social issues. I'm not worried about that. I'm worried about the economy."

Also, voters across the country are waiting to hear more on Trump's tweaked immigration policy.

Trump originally planned on giving a speech on immigration Thursday, laying out specific plans and policy on immigration. However, his campaign canceled the speech saying he will give it at another time.

I-4's impact on the election

Florida, and specifically the I-4 corridor, is a key stomping ground in most presidential elections. That's no different this year, either.

It's not unusual to see more candidates in the run-up to the November election along the corridor between Tampa and Daytona Beach.

Part of the reason is its large, diverse population, according to Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida.

"It is still the swing region of the swing state, so it is the most important region of Florida," Jewett said. "It’s got the largest number of people, voters, swing voters. So you put all those together, and I-4 is the most important region in the state."

Because the corridor has such a large population, it also has the largest regional percentage of no party affiliation and third-party voters.  

July voter registration information from the Florida Division of Elections shows the state has 3,244,796 minor party and no party affiliation voters. An analysis of the numbers finds the number of minor party and NPA voters in the 16 counties that make up our viewing area, what we consider the I-4 corridor, accounts for 43.7 percent of those voters.

The map below shows how many times Trump (red) and Hillary Clinton (blue) have visited the I-4 corridor so far this election season.


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