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Maps for the state legislative districts passed with a 13–1 vote, and for Congressional districts with a 12–2 vote. [4] In response to a series of legal challenges, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously three times in favor of the commission's maps, finding them in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and California Constitution.
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission certified final district maps on August 15, 2011, and they took effect with the 2012 election. [13] The new districts are described as more "purple" than "red" or "blue" - that is, more mixed in electoral composition compared to the mostly "safe" districts of the previous decade, where incumbents ...
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission was initially charged with updating the state assembly, senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries starting with the 2010 census. Another initiative, Proposition 20, passed in 2010, expanded the Commission responsibilities to also include the state Congressional districts.
Another fourteen counties were formed through further subdivision from 1861 to 1893. The most recent county to form was Imperial County, in 1907. California is home to San Bernardino County, the largest county in the contiguous United States, as well as Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States.
The final map resulted in 36 Democratic leaning districts, 11 competitive districts, and 5 Republican districts. Joe Biden won all but seven of California's district in his landslide victory in California, while Gavin Newsom lost fourteen of the same congressional districts in his bid for reelection as California's Governor.
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All counties elect all of their supervisors by district (San Francisco had at-large supervisors from 1980 to 2000, but in 2000 the county was once again divided into 11 districts, whose updated borders roughly followed those of the old 1970s-era districts, although the districts themselves were renumbered).
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