Demographics are an eye-glazer, but California’s historic shift has been a political game-changer. The state has turned from battleground purple to one-sided deep blue in 25 years.

California's Latino population could bear the brunt of SNAP changes due to high rates of food insecurity and other factors.

Here’s a look at the political headlines surrounding Newsom this week, from federal lawsuits to 2028 presidential buzz.

The crunch for the GOP reflects the state’s political demographics — Republicans account for fewer than one-quarter of California’s registered voters and are heavily out-numbered in the ...

California experienced strong population growth for the first 150 years of the state’s existence, largely due to migration from other states and nations and a high birthrate.

Walters: California’s political clout will fade with slowing population growth The state lost a congressional seat after the 2020 census, and continued stagnant growth threatens its future influence ...

California could lose votes in the electoral college and suffer economic setbacks if President Trump’s immigration crackdown deters people from moving to the state.

State Department of Finance data showed that between July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, California’s population grew by 301,000 people to 39.6 million, a growth rate of nearly 1 percent.

Population growth began to slow in the late 1990s, thanks largely to out-migration of Southern California aerospace workers and their families as defense spending dried up after the breakup of the ...

To understand US politics—for better and for worse—look to the Golden State. In the preface to California: A History, Kevin Starr writes that California is perhaps “the most American of ...

California’s population crisis has become a political football, but in Idaho, the impact of the Golden State’s changing population is everywhere, reports Josh Marcus ...