Nearly half of California voters support Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)'s push to create more safe Democratic congressional seats before the midterm election, a new poll found, but support hasn't crossed the crucial 50 percent threshold and many voters remain undecided.

About 48 percent of voters surveyed in the University of California Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll said they would vote in favor of allowing lawmakers to toss independently drawn congressional maps and use new partisan maps for 2026, while 32 percent would vote against it. About 20 percent said they were undecided.

The vote on the measure, dubbed Proposition 50, is scheduled to take place Nov. 4.

"I think it’s pretty good news for the governor," IGS Director Mark DiCamillo told The Hill on Friday.

DiCamillo said such polls would typically need 50........

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