Proposition 50 gives Democrats opportunity to gain five seats, potentially offsetting Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and other states.

The new map puts three Republican-held seats into safe Democratic hands and turned two others into those that lean Democratic.

In a survey by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies that was co-sponsored by The Times, more than 9 out of 10 Democrats support Proposition 50 and a similar proportion of Republicans oppose it. Among voters who belong to other parties, or identify as “no party preference,” 57% favored the ballot measure, while 39% opposed it.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told RealClearPolitics on Wednesday that the passage of Proposition 50 in California isn't going to stop Republicans from campaigning "like warrior poets" there. "It is very important to point out that what California did is much different than the red states.

California Democrats just flipped the script—and Texas Republicans could feel the ripple.

In his victory speech Tuesday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom called on Virginia, Maryland, New York, Illinois and Colorado to follow California in the redistricting fight.

California voters will approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw the state’s congressional maps, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, boosting the national Democratic Party’s efforts to win control of the US House next year.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s victory in California’s election fight over U.S. House control will help raise his national profile as a Democrat willing to confront President Donald Trump