San Diego News Fix

As The Midterms Near, The Union-Tribune Asks, Who Are San Diego's Voters?

Episode Summary

As the midterm elections near, reporters and editors at the Union-Tribune have been asking this questions: Who are we as voters? San Diego County has usually been a political anomaly. There are way more Democrats than Republicans, yet the city boasts a Republican Mayor and the County Board of Supervisors is all red. Our demographics play unique roles as well: military families, first generation Americans, a large latino base and an urban and rural divide. With the help of our data reporters, reporter John Wilkens and his editor Mark Platte have tried to answer that question of who we are. This story will go live on Sunday, Nov. 4.

Episode Notes

As the midterm elections near, reporters and editors at the Union-Tribune have been asking this questions: Who are we as voters?
San Diego County has usually been a political anomaly. There are way more Democrats than Republicans, yet the city boasts a Republican Mayor and the County Board of Supervisors is all red.
Our demographics play unique roles as well: military families, first generation Americans, a large latino base and an urban and rural divide.
With the help of our data reporters, reporter John Wilkens and his editor Mark Platte have tried to answer that question of who we are.
This story will go live on Sunday, Nov. 4.