He and his Lassen County neighbors cast 73% of their ballots, the strongest vote in the state, to elect Donald Trump for president. — Jeffrey Hemphill, Northern California residentFor much of California, the November election marked another banner year for Democrats and many of the causes they champion,Once solidly Republican areas like Orange County tilted to Hillary Clinton over Trump. It is a scream of ‘enough is enough.’”It is a deeply ironic statement, because an estimated 65% of Lassen County workers are on a government payroll. Even so, 42% of Lassen voters, 3,093 county residents, voted for it. In the last two years, five California counties have submitted petitions to the California secretary of state declaring their independence.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 17, 2016 11:01 UTC