Overview
- Proposition 50 would allow California to make temporary adjustments to its U.S. House districts specifically in response to partisan redistricting in other states.
- Voters decide on November 4, with early and mail voting already producing nearly five million returned ballots that currently skew Democratic in party share.
- The latest Los Angeles Times/University of California polling shows roughly 56–60% support versus 38–43% opposition, with about 2% undecided.
- Backers and opponents divide sharply by party—93% of Democrats support the measure and 91% of Republicans oppose it—while independents favor it 57% to 39%, and coastal metros show stronger support than interior regions.
- If approved, the redrawing could translate into as many as five additional Democratic seats in the U.S. House, according to the coverage.