Orange County Voters Support Law and Order and Democrats Hold Ground

OC Congressional Map via https://ocvote.gov

Three quarters of Orange County voters support Proposition 36 for stricter prosecution and punishment of drug and property crimes (69% statewide). Kamala Harris beat Trump by 2 points (20 points statewide) but Adam Schiff was losing to Steve Garvey by a few votes on November 19. Democrats were successful in three competitive Congressional districts. They won the Mike Levin Congressional seat (17,000 votes) and held the Katie Porter open seat with Dave Min (9,000 votes). Derek Tran is ahead of incumbent Michelle Steel (314 votes 11-19-24).

Also, OC voters supported school and wildfire, climate bonds (about 52% for each) and constitutional marriage rights (57%). Like voters statewide, they rejected housing bonds (38%), minimum wage (38%), rent control (35%), and banning inmate forced work (42%). As the table below shows, OC voters are about 5 points more conservative on each proposition.

Orange County maintains its reputation as a competitive county for the parties and moderate-to-conservative on the issues.