When President Trump took office for his second term one year ago, he was - at least compared with his usual polling - relatively popular. His approval rating was above 50 percent, and he had made enormous breakthroughs among groups that have traditionally voted Democratic, like young, nonwhite and lower-turnout voters. It had some of the markings of a potential political realignment ...
That's close to where political preferences in this state have stayed pretty steadily since the 1990s, when a tide of Latino voters became Democrats because Republicans led by then-Gov. Pete Wilson supported the 1994 Proposition 187, which threatened to deprive undocumented immigrants of public schooling, most medical care and other services. Much of the measure was later thrown out by the courts.
Economic factors encourage more households to rent High mortgage rates, rising home prices, and affordability pressures are causing many would-be homebuyers to delay ownership, remaining in the rental market for longer. In today's market, the median U.S. household needs to devote 48% of its income to housing payments to buy a home. Even as interest rates fall, the barriers to homeownership, like high financing costs and low inventory, are considerable, driving the number of households living in rentals to all-time highs.