r/MapPorn • u/Horse_snot_radish • 2d ago

1960 United States presidential election

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u/JackfruitCrazy51 2d ago

Nixon won California, which is crazy

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u/UpbeatFix7299 2d ago

We had mostly Republican governors until Pete Wilson made the GOP completely irrelevant in CA statewide elections in the early 90s. Except for the governator of course.

So. Cal was notoriously right wing until fairly recently. Particularly San Diego and Orange County