California: The Decline to State

Nonpartisan rule a dilemma for GOP, by LISA VORDERBRUEGGEN ( Contra Costa Times)
...Back in 1970 when 95 percent of California voters were registered as Republicans or Democrats, no one cared what nonpartisan voters did.
Today, the percentage of voters who identify with either party has dropped to 76 percent, with decline to state voters making up nearly 19 percent of the electorate. In some counties, such as Alameda and San Francisco, nonpartisan voters outnumber Republicans....