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Orange County: from Republican bastion to Democratic crown jewel

The demographic trends have been pointing in that direction for some time, but political analysts are surprised at the speed with which Orange County suddenly appears Democratic blue colors. The region is represented with seven seats in the American House of Representatives. All those Congress seats have been in since 2018 Democratic hands.

“If you had told me in 2010 that ten years later all Congress members would be from Orange County Democrats, I would have declared you crazy,” Dr. Mike Moodian, opinion poller and researcher at Chapman University in Orange County.

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