2011 Scorecard: Snapshot of the Numbers

 
Scorecard 2011 2010
Average of all Assemblymembers 67% 64%
Average Assembly Democrat Score 92% 94%
Average Assembly Republican Score 19% 7%
Perfect 100s      
(Allen, Ammiano, Butler, Cedillo, Davis, Feuer, Fong, Gordon, Hayashi, B. Lowenthal, Monning, Skinner, Swanson, Yamada)
14 30
Average of all Senators 61% 59%
Average Senate Democrat Score 86% 91%
Average Senate Republican Score 18% 6%
Perfect 100s      
(Corbett, DeSaulnier, Evans, Kehoe, Liu, Steinberg)
6 12
Governor 83%
(Brown)
56%
(Schwarzenegger)

Historical Averages

Average Assembly Scores
  1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011
Assembly Democrats 78 94 85 98 86 94 92
Assembly Republicans 23 24 21 16 4 7 19
 
Average Senate Scores
  1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011
Senate Democrats 72 84 76 98 91 91 86
Senate Republicans 47 34 14 11 5 6 18
 
Governors' Lifetime Scores since 1975
  1983-90 1991-98 1999-2003 2004-10 1975-82, 2011
Score 46 33 82 53 86
Governor  Deukmejian  Wilson  Davis  Schwarzenegger Brown

Californians’ Approval Ratings1

President Obama: 51% favorable (52% in 2010)

Congress: 27% favorable (26% in 2010)

Governor Brown: 41% favorable (Governor Schwarzenegger: 28% in 2010)

State Legislature: 26% favorable (16% in 2010)

Californians’ Opinions on the Environment2

84% want automakers to improve fuel efficiency significantly.

80% favor an increase in federal funding for the development of renewable energy sources.

79% support regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from sources like power plants, cars, and factories.

75% say global warming is a very or somewhat serious threat to California’s future economy and quality of life.

65% oppose building more nuclear power plants.

61% believe the effects of global warming have already begun (compared to 49% of Americans nationwide).

49% oppose an increase in offshore oil drilling in the state.


1 September 2011 poll “Californians and their Government,” Public Policy Institute of California

2 July 2011 poll “Californians and the Environment,” Public Policy Institute of California

 
 
 

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