Fact Sheet California Voter and Party Profiles By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Aug 28, 2023 About 47% of registered voters are Democrats, 24% are Republicans, and 23% are independents. Most independent likely voters lean toward a major party.
Report California’s Political Geography 2020 By Eric McGhee Feb 24, 2020 California still leans Democratic overall, but independents are leaning Republican in many areas of the state. A closer look suggests that registering all eligible residents to vote could moderate more partisan places. Views on specific issues also follow their own geographic patterns.
press release Majority Favor Democrats in Competitive House Districts; Biden, Schiff Continue to Hold Wide Leads Jun 13, 2024
blog post Democrats View Environmental Policy as Critical in Upcoming Primary By Alyssa Dykman Aug 22, 2019 With California’s presidential primary a little more than six months away, climate change is emerging as a defining issue for voters in 2020.
Fact Sheet Race and Voting in California By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler Sep 2, 2020 Latinos, Asian Americans, and African Americans are less likely to vote than whites.
blog post The Election Was Hard on California Democrats, Too By Eric McGhee, Daniel Krimm Nov 7, 2014 On the surface, it would appear that California stood against a tide of Republican victories nationwide. But scratch just beneath the surface, and it turns out the state is not so different.
Fact Sheet California’s Independent Voters By Mark Baldassare, Lunna Lopes, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman Aug 27, 2018 Independents are now California’s second-largest voting bloc. Most lean toward a major party—but most also say neither party does an adequate job.
blog post California’s Partisan Divide on Higher Education By Jacob Jackson, Lunna Lopes Aug 25, 2017 Democrats and Republicans are divided on the issue of higher education.
blog post Voters’ Views on November’s Propositions By Mark Baldassare Oct 26, 2022 As we near the midterm election, voters’ attitudes toward key statewide ballot measures, as well as toward potential reforms to the initiative process, suggest that California’s system of direct democracy remains a work in progress.
