US EditionWhy California Voters Approved a Redistricting Ballot Measure, According to the AP Voter Poll
Proposition 50 passed with strong Democratic support to counter Republican redistricting, potentially adding five Democrats to California’s 52 House seats, an AP poll showed.
- On Nov. 4, 2025, California voters approved Proposition 50, allowing new maps to potentially add five Democratic seats in next year’s elections, amid ongoing redistricting debates.
- Responding to Republican moves, the ballot measure was a response to President Donald Trump’s efforts to tilt districts toward the GOP, with about 7 in 10 voters who said party control was very important backing it.
- An AP Voter Poll of more than 4,000 voters captured mixed emotions about redistricting outside Census years, with about half angry over the country's direction and citing the economy as top issue.
- Under the amendment, gerrymandered districts drawn by the State Legislature will be used for one election cycle, then California Citizens Redistricting Commission maps will be restored for the decade, proponents said.
- Despite Prop 50's passage, FAIR filed a citizens' initiative with the California Attorney General to restore commission maps in 2028, and organizers must collect 874,641 valid signatures earlier this year.
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Citizen's Initiative filed with California Attorney General to bring back independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2028
FAIR says that the approval of Proposition 50 on Tuesday has not deterred efforts, as polls indicate that Californians are against gerrymandering. They prefer districts to be drawn by the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press, alongside his partner, Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom, after Proposition 50 was passed by California voters, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by Jungho Kim for CalMatters) This story was originally published by CalMatters. California voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats, a major victory for the …
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Why California voters approved a redistricting ballot measure, according to the AP Voter Poll
Most California voters didn’t like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats, according to the AP Voter Poll.
Luis Medina UPDATE: 8:05 p.m. According to CNN, Associated Press, and ABC News, Proposition 50 is expected to pass. CALIFORNIA – Voters will decide whether to approve the redistricting of California's congressional districts. This measure seeks to create more Democratic seats in the House of Representatives, an initiative that, according to Governor Gavin Newsom, will counter a similar measure in Texas designed to create more Republican seats. P…
California voters approve Prop 50, NBC News projects
Voters in California today approved a ballot measure — Prop 50 — that will allow state leaders to redraw congressional district lines in a partisan fashion, which could lead to a guarantee for Democrats to gain five House seats in next year's midterm elections, NBC News projects.
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Unofficial results show 63.8 percent voting in favor – California voters approved Proposition 50, a measure concerning congressional redistricting, according to unofficial results from the […]
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