San Mateo County Versus the State...

On Wednesday, Watch Dog gave you the Obama/McCain numbers for San Mateo County. Now let's look at how San Mateo County did on some State propositions compared to the rest of the State:

Proposition 1A
While high-speed rail has the NIMBYs in Menlo Park and Atherton all riled up, the rest of the County is even more supportive than the rest of the State.

County
Y = 61.18%
N = 38.82%

State
Y = 52.2%
N = 47.8%

Proposition 4
This was the parental notification measure that has been on the ballot a couple of times before. The County was more against it than the rest of the State.

County
Y = 36.91%
N = 63.09%

State
Y = 48.0%
N = 52.0%

Proposition 8
If you've been really out of it -- you don't know what this is all about. Prop 8 would rescind same-sex couples being able to marry in California.

County
Y = 37.65%
N = 62.35%

State
Y = 52.5%
N = 47.5%

Proposition 11
This measure would fix how the Legislative lines are drawn in California. It is a Steve Westly-backed measure -- which should give him some advantage in the County, but the County was in lock-step with the State.

County
Y = 50.77%
N = 49.23%

State
Y = 50.6%
N = 49.4%

So, what have we learned?

• San Mateo County is more supportive than the rest of the State of high-speed rail. This makes sense because the County stands to benefit greatly from the train rolling/screaming through the County. (This may piss off the MP/Atherton crowd, but County voters are clearly not with them.)
• San Mateo County is more pro-choice than the rest of the State. Not really a surprise...
• San Mateo County is more supportive of same-sex marriage. (Or less supportive of taking away rights of Californians than the rest of the State -- depending on how you look at the issue and the vote.)
• San Mateo County is right with the rest of the State in terms of redistricting, even though one of the chief proponents of the proposition lives in our backyard.
• Finally, the only proposition that the County broke with the State voters on was Proposition 8.