[quote=sdrealtor]There’s one problem with this hypothesis. SLO is 10 miles from the coast and is really more coastal then inland in location. . It is basically San Marcos equivalent. It’s the same distance as SDSU to Ocean Beach[/quote]
Which may explain why SLO is not all that conservative judging by the Dem vs Rep registration. There are much more conservative areas of the state.
And coastal = Dem inland = Rep is an overgeneralization but pretty accurate if you subtract out inland big cities which also tend Dem.