Orange County Election Data Brief: A contrast in two cities and early ballot returns

November 8, 2016 - Two of Orange County's largest cities, Anaheim and Irvine, provide a contrast in the early returns of vote-by-mail ballots. 465,639 ballots have been received as of last evening - meaning that over 50% of the total ballots that have been mailed have already been voted. So what kind of party breakdowns have we seen in the overall returns? It depends on where you live - but here's the breakdown for these two cities that provide an interesting comparison:

Democrat:
Anaheim = 12,771
Irvine = 11,074

Republican
Anaheim = 11,518
Irvine = 10,095

No Party Preference
Anaheim = 5,370
Irvine = 7,708