Census

California's 170 years of strong population growth have ended and the state may be in decline, with powerful economic and poliical effects,

Imperial County’s 68 percent registered voter turnout in November hid a surprising fact: the highest number of people voted in the history of the county. Here’s a look behind the numbers.

Editor’s note: Votebeat analyzed state and local voting data, using U.S. census data for context, to examine which voting blocs and counties drove the record ballots cast in the general election. Here is how we did the analysis. Statewide data on ballots cast, registered voters and voter turnout were obtained from the California Secretary of […]

California’s decision to mail a ballot to every registered voter resulted in record ballots cast in the general election — but it was poor and diverse communities that fueled the increases.

Partnerships with community organizations to reach Californians in the Census speaks to the desire to improve our outcomes.

Republicans' big comeback in California congressional elections this year sets the stage for another showdown in 2022.

California ran up against a slate of important deadlines Thursday that could affect the state’s fiscal, political and environmental landscape for decades to come. Here’s a breakdown of what’s at stake: —Federal stimulus. Thursday came and went, and the federal government did not pass another coronavirus relief package — dashing California’s hope of reversing $11 […]

Many of us involved in the Census remain optimistic that the relationships built over the past two years have not been in vain.

When the election is over, we could be dealing with inaccurate census numbers that could take a toll on California’s financial well-being for the next 10 years.

Many schools and local governments staggering under looming billion-dollar shortfalls are throwing their weight behind Prop. 15, a high-profile measure on California’s November ballot that could raise up to $11.5 billion annually. But only 51% of likely voters support the measure, according to a Public Policy Institute of California report released late Wednesday night — […]