Political party strength in California
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California is a Democratic stronghold and considered to be one of the "big three" Democratic strongholds alongside
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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: * Board of Equalization *
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was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. Note that ties on the Board of Equalization are broken by the vote of the State Controller.


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1991–present


Party strength by number of registrations

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* Government and politics in California *
California locations by voter registration The following is a list of California locations by voter registration. In October 2020, California had 22,047,448 registered voters, comprising 87.87% of its total eligible voters. Of those registered voters, 10,170,317 (46.10 percent) were regis ...
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Politics of California before 1900 Statehood (1850) The short-lived declaration of an independent California Republic in 1846 was followed 25 days later by the onset of the Mexican–American War. After the resulting conquest of Alta California by United States military forces and ...
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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...