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California voters have already cast their ballots, and the November 8 general election has entered its final phase. In times of rising prices and economic uncertainty, as well as deep divisions over social and political issues, Californians process a wealth of information to help elect government officials and state legislators and make policy decisions on state proposals. Congress is also heavily divided over the 2022 midterm elections, and there will be multiple races in California to determine which party controls the United States House of Representatives. These are the main findings of the California Public Policy Institutes Oct. 14-23 statewide survey of state and national issues: Many Californians feel negatively about their personal finances and the US economy. Seventy-six percent rate the countrys economy as not very good or poor. 39% say their financial situation is worse today than it was a year ago. 47% think things are going in the right direction in California and 33% think things are going in the right direction in the US; the general appearance of the partisans is different. If the gubernatorial election were held today, 55 percent of voters would vote for Gavin Newsom and 36 percent would vote for Brian Dahl. The guerrillas are deeply divided in their choices. Sixty percent follow the news of the gubernatorial race very or fairly closely. 62 percent are satisfied with the choice of candidate in the gubernatorial elections. When voters read the ballot title and label, 34 percent would vote for Proposition 26 (sports betting in tribal casinos), 26 percent would vote for Proposition 27 (online sports games). and 41 percent would vote for Proposition 30 (reducing greenhouse gas emissions). Voters are most likely to say they have no personal interest in sports betting, with 48 percent saying it would be bad if it became legal in the state. LessHalf of likely voters say the outcome of the vote on Propositions 26, 27 or 30 is very important to them. - 56 percent of likely voters would support a Democratic candidate in their campaign if the election were held today. Sixty-one percent say the issue of abortion rights is very important to their vote in Congress this year; Democrats are much more likely to hold this view than Republicans or independents. About half are extremely or very excited about voting for Congress this year; 54 percent of Republicans and Democrats and 41 percent of independents are very enthusiastic this year. 45 percent of Californians and 40 percent of likely voters are satisfied with how democracy works in the United States. Republicans have much less of this positive view than Democrats and independents. There is a rare partisan consensus on one issue: Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents are pessimistic that Americans of different political views can still come together and resolve their differences. - A majority of California adults and likely voters support Governor Gavin Newsom and President Joe Biden. About four in 10 or more California adults and likely voters agree with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla. These confirmation values vary by batch group. State Legislatures Approval Higher Than U.S. Congress - With less than two weeks to go until the upcoming hotly contested midterm elections, California adults views on whether the state as a whole is going in the right direction (47%) or in the wrong direction (48%); the most likely voters (54%) think the country is going in the wrong direction (43% in the right direction). Similar shares took this view last month (wrong direction: 44% adults, 49% likely voters; right direction: 50% adults, 48% likely voters). Theres a big partisan divide today, with seven in 10 Democrats optimistic about the directionin the state, while 91 percent of Republicans and 59 percent of independents are pessimistic. A majority of Central Valley and OrangeSan Diego residents say the state is headed in the wrong direction, while a majority of San Francisco Bay Area residents say it is headed in the right direction; Adults are separated elsewhere. Among the demographics, these are the only groups where majorities are optimistic about California. Californians are much more pessimistic about the direction of the state than the direction of the state. An overwhelming majority of adults (62%) and likely voters (71%) say the United States is headed in the wrong direction, a majority since September 2021. One in three or fewer adults (33%) and likely voters (25%) believe the country is moving in the right direction. Majorities in every demographic and party group and in every region are pessimistic about the direction of the United States. The state of the economy and inflation are likely to play a key role in the upcoming election, with around four in ten adults (39%) and voters (43%) saying they and their families are worse off financially than before. first of all. a year ago. Similar shares say they have about the same financial status (43% of adults, 44% of likely voters). The proportion of people who feel worse has increased slightly among likely voters since May, but is similar among adults (37% of adults, 36% of likely voters). Fewer than two in 10 Californians say they are better off than a year ago (17% of adults, 13% of likely voters). There is a big split between the parties, with most Democrats and independents seeing their finances about the same as a year ago, while an overwhelming majority of Republicans say they are worse off. Regionally, about half in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles are about equal, and half in the Central Valley.

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