Plastic Bag Ban and Pot Won Larger Majorities in County
Santa Barbara Voted in Props by Several Points over Statewide Voters
Though the statewide election results are not finalized, the current tallies show Santa Barbara County voters mostly favored the state propositions at a higher rate than the rest of the state.
According to an update released on Thursday, 61 percent of Santa Barbara County voters supported legalizing pot for recreational use, 4.6 percent higher than statewide voters.
Likewise, Santa Barbara supported the ban on single use plastic bags at a higher rate than statewide voters did — 60 percent to 53 percent. Governor Jerry Brown’s juvenile criminal sentences initiative won 69 percent of Santa Barbara voters while receiving 64 percent approval statewide. The proposed cigarette tax also fared better here — 66 percent — than it did statewide — 64 percent.
