Poll Shows Slight Majority of California Voters Support Redistricting Plan
Opponents of the measure claim the survey was flawed.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, along with local congressional representatives, state officials and supporters, speaks as he announces the redrawing of California's congressional maps, calling on voters to approve a ballot measure, in response to a similar move in Texas being supported by President Donald Trump, in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. Mike Blake/Reuters
A new survey of California voters shows a slight majority would vote in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan in November as a way to gain more Democratic Party seats in Congress.
The Emerson College Polling survey of California voters, published on Sept. 19, found 51 percent planned to vote in favor of Proposition 50 in the November special election.
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