Redistricting wars: High-profile LA County district might lose its ‘swing’ with new maps anticipated

Redistricting wars: High-profile LA County district might lose its ‘swing’ with new maps anticipated

For years now, the northern San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys have together comprised a unique bastion in Los Angeles County, a county where as of last year’s general election Democrats outnumbered Republicans by nearly 3 to 1. It’s a politically different scenario in the northern slice of the county, where a deep split between parties is evident every two years, in nail-biting congressional elections and guaranteed 50-50 polling.…