California Republicans just lost their last major hope of holding onto some control in the ever-deepening blue state. Orange County, the Southern Californian coastal county that sits between Los Angeles and San Diego flipped four House seats blue following last week’s election.
This graphic, from MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” shows the drastic change in the area:
Congressional districts in Orange County, Calif. in 2016 and in 2018 pic.twitter.com/TWRQ1pPzS4
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) November 16, 2018
It comes down to changing demographics, some redistricting, and a Californian rejection of President Donald Trump.
As reported by the Washington Post, the change was imminent. The county that was dubbed “Regan County” after a conservative movement hit the area hard in the 1980s. But then, Hillary Clinton won Orange Country in 2016, the first Democratic presidential candidate to do so since the Great Depression, signaling that conservative Californians aren’t as enthusiastic about the president.
Currently, the number of Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics outnumber Whites in the county, giving the Democratic Party a boost. – READ MORE