Fox News Voter Poll: California voters OK congressional redistricting plan
California voters gave the green light to Proposition 50, which allows the state to redraw its congressional map to counteract a redistricting plan in the state of Texas. It will...
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California voters gave the green light to Proposition 50, which allows the state to redraw its congressional map to counteract a redistricting plan in the state of Texas. It will be in effect for the next three congressional election cycles and is expected to add Democratic seats to California’s 52-seat delegation, only nine of which are currently held by Republicans. It is a big win for California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom , and for the state’s Democratic Party. Not all the news is good, though, when it comes to specific issues facing the state or even whether Californians want to see their governor run for president. According to preliminary results from the Fox News Voter Poll , on the redistricting question itself, Golden State voters who backed redrawing the maps overwhelmingly said they did so to counteract changes made by Republicans in other states, rather than because they think it is the best way to draw congressional districts. In contrast, the much smaller number who voted "No" said they did so because they do not think it is the best way to draw congressional districts, as opposed to being motivated to stop Democrats from gaining more seats in Congress. Meanwhile, the vast majority of voters generally think a nonpartisan commission should draw the districts, as opposed to the party in power – which is ironic in that such a commission is exactly what is being preempted by today’s vote. When asked how they generally feel about states redrawing their congressional districts in response to how other states have drawn theirs, most California voters oppose the idea – again, unusual seeing as that is exactly what they voted for with Proposition 50. More than half of Golden Staters approve of the job Newsom is doing as governor. Yet as to whether Newsom should run for president in 2028, more than half said it’s not a good idea. Even so, he outperforms former Vice President Kamala Harris on this measure, as these California special election voters wou…