Send Me Your Location: California



https://www.statista.com/statistics/312707/california-s-top-companies-by-revenue/



Meet the Constituency:
Alex Padilla represents the wonderful Golden State, which is the most populous state with a population of 39,237,836 (U.S. Census Bureau). California has a diverse population with 36% of the population being white, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 39% Hispanic, and 3% identifying as two or more races (Census Reporter). 

The median household income of Californians is $75,235 and the poverty rate is 11.5% (U.S. Census). The median age range in California is 37.3, which is slightly younger than the national median age of 38.7 (Johnson et. al 2022). However, the population is steadily aging as by 2030 one in five Californian;s will be over the age of 65 (Johnson et. al 2022). 

According to the Pew Research Center 63% of Californians are Christian, 9% are member of Non-Christian faiths, and the unaffiliated or religious nones including atheists and agnostics include 27%. Catholics comprise 28% of Christians, which works favorably for Alex Padilla as he is also Catholic. 

The top five major cities of California inlcude Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Fransisco, and Fresno (World Population Review). 94% of California's population live in urban settings, whereas only 6% live in rural settings (California Communities Program). The rural urban divide is also reflected politically, creating a "bifurcated state: Los Angeles and the Bay Area/North coast sypported Democrats, while everywhere else went far more Republican than those areas (Erin McGhee).

Padilla did not have to figure out his separated constitutencies as he was appointed to Kamala Harris' spot. As Alex Padilla is up for re-election he is going to have to focus strongly on his geographic constituency because besides he has not experienced an election for U.S. Senate. Padilla does have a strong intimate constituency because of his political history in the state of California. 


https://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US06-california/

Politics:
California, is a pretty blue state and has been for a while. For instance, no Republican has been elected statewide since 2006 (Erin McGhee). The partisanship of the population is divided as follows: 30% Republican, 49% Democrats, and 21% who do not lean one way or another. In the 2020 Presidential Eelection, Biden won with 63.5% of votes and Trump only received 34.3% (The Washington Post). The isues in California politics are centered around immigration, environmentalism, and the housing crisis (Erin McGhee). 


https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/#cases-timeseries

Economy:
The major industries of California are: agriculture, film and televesion, travel and tourism, tech, services, healthcare, and construction. Apple, Facebook, Wells Fargo, Walt Disney, and Netflix, Intel, Chevron, and Tesla all have headquarters in California. Health, government and retail are the biggest sectors with around 10-15% of jobs, leisure and hospitality following behind with 8-9% of jobs (Public Policy Institute of California). 3 million jobs were lost as result of the pandemic, which has worsened the housing crisis because of those who cannot afford rent. In 2020 a survey by CalMatters found that 26% worry everyday about the cost of housing and 26% of Californians are considering moving out of the state due to a lack of well-paying jobs. Due to California's large size it often follows along with the U.S. economy, however during recessions its swings more widely (Public Policy Institute). 

California's share of the COVID cases in the U.S. follow its share of the U.S. population. California accounts for 11% of all U.S. cases with 12% of the population (Los Angeles Times). Despite the rise in cases, California is fully opened with no capacity limits, physical distancing or masking requirements (ca.gov) 69.7% of California's population is fully vaccinated (The Mayo Clinic). One in every five peopel has tested, amounting to a tola of 8,755,825 total positive cases (Los Angeles Times). 

Resources: 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/california-2020/
https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/#cases-timeseries
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/CA
https://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US06-california/
https://www.ppic.org/publication/california-voter-and-party-profiles/
https://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-political-geography/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/california-2020/
https://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-future-economy/
https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/californias-future-economy-january-2021.pdf
https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2020/12/californias-looming-economic-challenges/
https://ucanr.edu/sites/UC_CCP/files/125967.pdf
https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/california/
https://covid19.ca.gov
https://www.statista.com/statistics/312707/california-s-top-companies-by-revenue/


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