blog post How a New Way of Counting Prisoners Has Changed Redistricting By Jennifer Paluch, Eric McGhee, Heather Harris Nov 2, 2022 For the purposes of drawing state legislative and congressional districts, California now counts state prisoners as residents of their last known address, rather than as residents of prisons. Though the effects are small, communities with large numbers of residents who have been sent to prison now do not lose representation to the few communities in which the prisons are located.
blog post Video: California’s Voter Turnout Problem By Linda Strean Mar 9, 2016 PPIC research fellow Eric McGhee told a Sacramento audience that voter turnout in California has dropped—in absolute terms and relative to other states. A big part of the problem is the voter registration rate.
blog post Testimony: Four Important Questions about Voting in California By Eric McGhee Mar 30, 2015 Low voter registration is about more than administrative hurdles. Many of the people who do not register are expressing a deeper disengagement from politics and public life.
blog post Election Takeaways: Golden State of Mind By Mark Baldassare Dec 14, 2018 Record-high voter turnout, a "blue wave" of Democratic victories, and a diverse group of officeholders are among the key takeaways from California's 2018 election.
blog post COVID-19 Will Make California Elections Challenging but Doable By Eric McGhee Apr 8, 2020 California is better positioned than most states to offer vote-from-home options that promote participation while keeping people safe.
blog post How Has Party Voting Changed in California? By Eric McGhee Mar 26, 2024 As part of an ongoing series celebrating PPIC's 30th anniversary, policy director and senior fellow Eric McGhee looks at shifts in Californians’ voting patterns over the past three decades.
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 Video: A 2020 Election Preview By Mary Severance Oct 13, 2020 Politico’s Carla Marinucci moderates an expert panel of four other leading journalists – Perry Bacon Jr., Priya David Clemens, Tamara Keith, and Jennifer Medina – discussing the upcoming election and the political landscape in California and nationally.
interactive Voting Patterns on Proposition 9 (Peripheral Canal), June 1982 Jul 1, 2008 View the percentage of "yes” and "no” votes, voter turnout rates, and 1982 population by county.
