With the dust barely settled on the 2024 election in California, the biggest political players in the state are constructing their post-mortems — determining what to make of the mixed results from the Democratic stronghold that saw a deep plunge in voter turnout.
The state experienced a muted version of the rightward lurch that swept the country, with Republicans making some inroads by focusing on crime and the state’s high cost of living. Donald Trump lost by double digits to Kamala Harris, though by a narrower margin than in his previous races. He flipped 10 counties red and the state GOP picked off three legislative seats despite being vastly outspent.
At the same time, California was a rare bright spot for national Democrats, who delighted in ousting three sitting GOP members of Congress and holding a toss-up vacant seat, contributing to a razor-thin Republican majority that will guarantee headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson.
“California showed up and delivered what it was supposed to deliver, and that is, return two members of Congress, hold a seat and flip three Republican seats from red to blue,” said Rusty Hicks, chair of the state Democratic Party. “And in 2026, my guess is we’ll be asked to do a bit more. We want to do the analysis to make sure that we are in position to do exactly that.”
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