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Californians Poised to Back Early Redistricting

October 24, 2025 at 5:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Emerson College survey of California voters finds 57% of likely voters support Proposition 50, to authorize temporary changes to the state congressional maps, while 37% oppose the proposition.

Including undecided voters, the measure increases to 60% support, and 40% oppose.

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