Californians love their bonds
Since 1976, California votes have approved 76% of all general obligation bonds, with higher passage rates in recent decades. Voters backed just a little over half of non-bonds over the same period.
Bar charts showing the passage rates of bond measures versus non-bond measures in each decade between 1976 and 2025. The bond passage rates are 77%, 68%, 89%, 89% and 80. For non-bonds the rates are 56%, 57%, 51%, 43% and 57%.
