VOTERS in California and Orange County approved Proposition 50 (Shutterstock).

By a staff writer

Californians – including those in Orange County – overwhelmingly on Tuesday approved Proposition 50, which will redraw Congressional districts to create five more “winnable” seats in the House of Representatives for Democratic candidates.

According to the California Secretary of State, the measure has garnered 63.8 percent of the vote (5,088,745) in favor to 36.2 percent (2,885,639) opposed as of Wednesday morning.

Every coastal county – save tiny Del Norte at the Oregon border – voted in favor of Prop. 50.

In Orange County, voters went 54.64 percent (406,629) in favor with 45.36 percent (337612) against.

Proposition 50 was created in response to action by the Texas state legislature to redraw its districts to create more Republican-friendly seats. Since then, several states in both parties have considered following the example of California and Texas.

Republicans have a narrow six-vote edge in the House, with three vacancies. Mid-term elections, coming next in 2026, have traditionally resulted in seats lost by the party that controls the White House.

Prop. 50’s new maps will be in effect until 2030, when they will return to the ones created by a non-partisan commission.