California voters overwhelmingly support redrawing the state's congressional map to fight back against the GOP's redistricting move in Texas, a new poll released Friday found. And it’s a good sign for Democrats’ chances at staving off Republicans’ attempts to rig the 2026 midterms.
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll conducted for the Los Angeles Times found that 48% of registered voters said they would vote for the ballot measure, as opposed to 32% who are opposed.
But when narrowed down to voters who "regularly vote in statewide elections," support for the ballot measure grows, with 55% saying they'd vote in favor and 34% who said they'd vote no—a good sign for the ballot measure’s chances at passage.
The poll was released a day after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of