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California Conditions Today Orange County residents are in a fairly upbeat mood about their state in the wake of the political changes brought about by the governor’s recall election. Half of Orange County residents believe the state is headed in the right direction today, while four in 10 say it is going in the wrong direction. Taken in the context of the most recent PPIC Statewide Survey in November, Californians as a whole have a much more pessimistic view of the state of their state: Fifty-two percent thought that California was headed in the wrong direction, while only 32 percent said it was headed in the right direction. Positive assessments about the state are similar in North County and South County, among Latinos and whites, homeowners and renters, men and women, and across education and income groups. Residents who are younger than age 35 are more likely than older residents to say the state is headed in the right direction. The most striking differences in evaluations of the state of the state are partisan in nature: Republicans (58%) are the most likely to say that the state is headed in the right direction, followed by independents (47%) and Democrats (41%). These responses are consistent with recent statewide surveys, which find Republicans gaining more confidence in the state since the October 7th recall election. Orange County residents are generally optimistic about the state’s economy: Fifty-six percent expect good times, while 35 percent anticipate bad times. Once again, Orange County residents have a more positive outlook than Californians as a whole: In our November statewide survey, only 39 percent of residents said they anticipated good economic times, and 47 percent expected bad times. Younger Orange County residents are more optimistic than older residents; but otherwise, responses are similar across regions, demographic groups, and racial/ethnic categories. Following a trend in our recent statewide survey, Republicans are more upbeat than Democrats or independents about the near-term future of the California economy.
“Turning to economic conditions in California, do you think that during the next 12 months we will have good times financially or bad times?”
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