Orange County Almanac
Orange County is nationally known as a bastion of Republicanism, but the county has also experienced some swings into the Democratic fold.
During the Depression years of the 1930s, the county was in the Democratic Party’s sphere of influence. In 1932, county voters gave Franklin D. Roosevelt a 1,212-vote majority, although Republicans held a 3-2 edge in voter registration. There were only about 120,000 residents in the county at that time.
By 1936, Democratic registration outstripped that of the GOP. The county rolls showed 35,222 Democrats registered in 1936, compared with 28,805 Republicans.
Today
The Buena Park Senior Center will offer bingo games and Medicare counseling.
Trained volunteers will be on hand from 10 a.m. to noon to counsel Medicare recipients on dealing with health care providers.
The service is offered the first Tuesday of every month.
Bingo games, another Tuesday staple, will be from 1 to 3 p.m.
Information: (714) 562-3898.
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