[glennaro]

Your's is a most accurate analysis. Except for a few "progressive" enclaves such as the university cities of Sacramento, Davis and Chico, nearly all of California 25 to 30 miles inland from the coast is conservative ... no, it's very conservative. The Valley farmers who own a good portion of the land have very little need or respect for "progressive" big government that is shoved regularly down their collective throats!

[rktman]

There is a prog/lib/socialist belt/corridor along I-80 from around Roseville all the way in to the bay area. I’m guessin’ there’s about a 20-25 mile zone on either side of I-80 that has succumbed to or toes the prog/lib/socialist mantra. Outside that, pretty conservative.

[Shimmer1]

Very conservative. Ha!!! Even the conservatives in CA are liberal.

[Breto]

“The Valley farmers who own a good portion of the land have very little need or respect for “progressive” big government”

Here is the self inflicted wound... Agriculture attracted immigration. Immigration helped move CA left. As of this year Hispanic is the largest percentage of the population. It ain’t ever going back to what it was.

FTR I was born in LA , 3rd generation. Left a year ago. California started going downhill with the 70’s/80’s influx of east coast liberals. Now, other than an over powering Government trying to boss you around in every part of your life and take your money, other influxes made it increasingly difficult to find english speaking areas outside the clutches of elite’s in the beach communities. Sad ending for a beautiful state.