CalMatters: California’s electorate doesn’t reflect the state’s diversity. It’s time to fix that
GUEST COMMENTARY WRITTEN BY Christopher Wilson and James Woodson
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
A recent poll by UC Berkeley’s Institute for Governmental Studies found that “regular voters” in California, or people who voted in five or more of the last seven elections, are disproportionately older, richer, more educated and whiter than California as a whole. In any given election, California’s electorate does not reflect its population, and two-thirds of voters surveyed want the government to do something about it.
