Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Where US voters stand on immigration, abortion

Also today: Paris bans through traffic from city center, and what Trump's comeback means for climate.

As Donald Trump swept the presidential race in Tuesday's US election, the outcomes of local races and ballot initiatives show where voters stand on some of the central issues they were most concerned about.

The results for dozens of local races remain outstanding, but so far, on immigration, voters in Arizona opted for harsher enforcement and local power. A number of other red states also passed measures to overtly restrict noncitizens from voting – something that was already illegal in federal elections. Meanwhile, on abortion, several states that went for Trump voted to enshrine reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Read more from Fola Akinnibi, Maria Clara Cobo and myself today on CityLabKey Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, Immigration

— Linda Poon

More on CityLab

Paris Restricts Through Traffic in City Center
A long-planned ban on private cars driving through the heart of the French capital is the latest part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's campaign to cut pollution and congestion.

From the Archive: The Jane Jacobs Guide to the Trump Presidency
Ever prescient, her final book outlined a coming dark age—and how to get through it.

What Trump's Victory Means for Climate
Trump's victory promises to shake up US energy and environmental policy, with sweeping implications for oil production, offshore wind development and electric vehicle sales.

What we're reading

  • Portland's ranked choice voting experiment upends election (Salon)
  • New Yorkers pass measure granting Mayor Adams more control over cleaning public spaces, other ballot measures (Gothamist)
  • The silly rule that's helping keep housing costs high (New York Times)
  • Japan plans 'conveyor belt road' linking Tokyo and Osaka amid delivery driver shortage (Guardian)
  • Walk on, L.A.! Why you should absolutely explore the city by foot — and how to do it (Los Angeles Times)

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